epoophoron
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Gray1161.png/220px-Gray1161.png)
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) + φέρω (phérō, “bear”).
Noun
epoophoron (plural epoophora)
- (anatomy) A group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct.
Synonyms
Translations
a group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct
|
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “epoophoron”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek επι- (epi-, “upon”) + ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) + φέρω (phérō, “bear”).
Noun
epōophoron n (genitive epōophorī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | epōophoron | epōophora |
Genitive | epōophorī | epōophorōrum |
Dative | epōophorō | epōophorīs |
Accusative | epōophoron | epōophora |
Ablative | epōophorō | epōophorīs |
Vocative | epōophoron | epōophora |