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EPIDIDYMIS
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Irregular inflected form: epididymides
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("epididymis" is a kind of...):
canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)
Meronyms (parts of "epididymis"):
vasa efferentia (the several highly convoluted tubules that lead from the rete testis to the vas deferens and form the head of the epididymis)
Holonyms ("epididymis" is a part of...):
ball; ballock; bollock; egg; nut; orchis; testicle; testis (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens)
seminal duct (the efferent duct of the testis in man)
Context examples:
One of 12 to 14 small seminal ducts leading from the testis to the head of the epididymis.
(Efferent Duct, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign, usually asymptomatic small mesothelial tumor that arises from the epididymis.
(Epididymal Adenomatoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
The middle part of the epididymis, a crescent-like structure located in the upper and posterior surfaces of the testis, that extends downward from the head to the tail.
(Body of the Epididymis, NCI Thesaurus)
Causes of male infertility include abnormal sperm production or function, blockage of the epididymis, blockage of the ejaculatory ducts, hypospadias, exposure to pesticides, and health related issues.
(Infertility, NCI Thesaurus)
In men, chlamydia can infect the epididymis, the tube that carries sperm.
(Chlamydia Infections, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
The middle one of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in most vertebrates; its duct system is retained in the male as the epididymis and ductus deferens.
(Mesonephros, NCI Thesaurus)
It consists of the efferent ductules and the duct of the epididymis.
(Epididymis, NCI Thesaurus)
Surgical removal of the epididymis.
(Epididymectomy, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called human epididymis protein 4.
(HE4, NCI Dictionary)
Measuring the amount of human epididymis protein 4 in the blood may help plan cancer treatment or find out if cancer is getting worse or has come back.
(Human epididymis protein 4, NCI Dictionary)
