epididymis

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛpiˈdɪdɪmɪs/

Noun

epididymis (plural epididymides)

1. (anatomy) 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.

Translations

• French: épididyme
• German: Nebenhoden
• Italian: epididimo
• Portuguese: epidídimo
• Russian: прида́ток яи́чка
• Spanish: epidídimo

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