epididymis
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Illu_testis_surface.jpg)
2: Head of epididymis
3: Lobules of epididymis
4: Body of epididymis
5: Tail of epididymis
6: Duct of epididymis
7: Deferent duct (ductus deferens or vas deferens)
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἐπιδιδυμίς (epididumís), from ἐπί (epí, “upon, over”) + δίδυμος (dídumos, “twin; testicle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
epididymis (plural epididymides)
- (anatomy) A narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens, where sperm are stored during maturation.
Derived terms
Translations
tube
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See also
epididymis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia