epididymis

/ep-i-did-uh-mis/US // ˌɛp ɪˈdɪd ə mɪs //UK // (ˌɛpɪˈdɪdɪmɪs) //

附睾,附子,附睾炎,附睾炎症

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plural ep·i·di·dym·i·des [ep-i-di-dim-i-deez, -did-uh-mi-]. /ˌɛp ɪ dɪˈdɪm ɪˌdiz, -ˈdɪd ə mɪ-/. Anatomy.
- : 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.

This epithelium is found lining parts of the respiratory passages, the vas deferens and the epididymis.
Its tubules unite with the seminiferous tubules, and also form the epididymis.
These two surgeons have restored function in six such cases by uniting the vas with the epididymis by Martin's operation.
The latter are stored in both ductus deferens and ductus epididymis.
The epididymis referred to above, consists of a mass of coiled tubes and blood vessels.