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epididymis

[ ep-i-did-uh-mis ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural epididymides
  1. 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

/ ˌɛ±èɪˈ»åɪ»åɪ³¾Éª²õ /

noun

  1. anatomy a convoluted tube situated along the posterior margin of each testis, in which spermatozoa are stored and conveyed to the vas deferens
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ±ð±è¾±Ëˆ»å¾±»å²â³¾²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð±èi·»å¾±»åy·³¾²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of epididymis1

1600–10; < Greek ±ð±è¾±»å¾±»å²â³¾Ã­²õ; epi-, didymous
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of epididymis1

C17: from Greek epididumis, from epi- + didumos twin, testicle; see didymous
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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.

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The group has found several specific nucleoside transporter proteins that allow these compounds to go from the blood into epithelial cells lining the epididymis.

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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.

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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.

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Removing sperm directly from the epididymis would eliminate any effect that the accessory gland secretions could be exerting.

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