Definition of Epididimis
||Ep`i*did"y*mis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
&?;; 'epi` upon + &?; testicle.] (Anat.) An
oblong vermiform mass on the dorsal side of the testicle, composed of
numerous convolutions of the excretory duct of that organ. --
Ep`i*did"y*mal (#), a.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (anatomy) A narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting the vas efferens from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens, which sperm are stored during maturation.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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