Crossword clues for epididymis
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Epididymis \Ep`i*did"y*mis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; 'epi` upon + ? testicle.] (Anat.) An oblong vermiform mass on the dorsal side of the testicle, composed of numerous convolutions of the excretory duct of that organ. -- Ep`i*did"y*mal, a. [1913 Webster] ||
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1600, "fleshy mass at the back of the testicles," Modern Latin, literally "that which is on the testicles," from Greek epididymis, a word probably coined by Greek anatomist Herophilus (c.300 B.C.E.) from epi "on" (see epi-) + didymos "testicle," literally "double, twofold" (adj.). An acceptable Englishing of it is in Richard Brome's "The Court Beggar" (1652):\n\nStrangelove. I doe not slight your act in the discovery,\n
But your imposture, sir, and beastly practise\n
Was before whisper'd to me by your Doctor\n
To save his Epididamies\n\nRelated: Epididymal.
Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) A narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens, where sperm are stored during maturation.
WordNet
n. a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
[also: epididymides (pl)]
Wikipedia
The epididymis (; plural: epididymides or ) is a tube that connects a testicle to a vas deferens in the male reproductive system. It is present in all male reptiles, birds, and mammals. It is a single, narrow, tightly-coiled tube (in adult humans, six to seven feet in length) connecting the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens.
Usage examples of "epididymis".
What’s more some tame army surgeon will be using the contents of your epididymis to impregnate the wombs of a wardful of looney teenage Zetas.
This Wolffian duct can either wither away or grow into a seminal vesicle, epididymis, and vas deferens.
Assuming there is sperm in my ejaculate, have my sperm cells successfully collected in my epididymis, storing themselves in that convoluted parlor while they approach the basking trance of their maturity?
It invaded his prostate, his testes, his epididymis, rendering him sterile several times over, the hard way.
With testes present, the opposite happens: androgens stimulate the Wolffian ducts to grow into a male fetus's seminal vesicles, vas deferens, and epididymis.