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epididymis
[ ep-i-did-uh-mis ]
noun
- an elongated organ on the posterior surface of a testis that stores sperm while they mature and constitutes the convoluted beginning of the vas deferens.
epididymis
/ ˌɛɪˈɪɪɪ /
noun
- anatomy a convoluted tube situated along the posterior margin of each testis, in which spermatozoa are stored and conveyed to the vas deferens
Derived Forms
- ˌ辱ˈ徱⳾, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- i·徱y· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of epididymis1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of epididymis1
Example Sentences
Once those RNA packages arrive at the epididymis, the hypothesis goes, they prompt a of cascade of changes at conception that evade the stripping, or rebooting, process and the subsequent reshuffling during early development.
The group has found several specific nucleoside transporter proteins that allow these compounds to go from the blood into epithelial cells lining the epididymis.
I let her ponder the difference between scrotum and epididymis in peace, but I did wonder if the amount of information she had to take in was a little too much.
Fig. 7: section of epididymis from mature male obtained on April 17, three days after turtle emerged from hibernation; mature sperm form a continuous dark mass in center of epididymis.
Removing sperm directly from the epididymis would eliminate any effect that the accessory gland secretions could be exerting.
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