epoophoron

English

Uterus and right broad ligament, seen from behind. The epoophoron is visible in upper right.

Alternative forms

• epoöphoron

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) +‎ ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) +‎ φέρω (phérō, “bear”).

Noun

epoophoron (plural epoophora)

1. (anatomy) A group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct.

Synonyms

• parovarium
• organ of Rosenmüller

Translations

a group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct

• Arabic: مبيض جانبي
• Catalan: epoòfor
• Esperanto: epooforo
• French: époophore
• Indonesian: epooforon
• Italian: epooforon
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: epoophoron n
• Polish: nadjajnik
• Portuguese: epoóforo m
• Russian: придатки яичника (pridatki jaičnika)
• Spanish: epoóforo
• Ukrainian: придатки яєчника (prydatky jaječnyka)

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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.)

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek επι- (epi-, “upon”) +‎ ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) +‎ φέρω (phérō, “bear”).

Noun

epōophoron n (genitive epōophorī); second declension

1. epoophoron

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