epididymis

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Sinonieme

testes

testicles

testis

Vertalings

épididyme

epidídimo

epididimo

Nebenhoden

epidídimo

bijbal

epidídim

επιδιδυμίδα

بربخ

epididymis

epididymis

paratestikel

testicoli

Epididymis

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɛpiˈdɪdɪmɪs/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Ancient Greek ἐπιδιδυμίς (epididumís), from ἐπί (epí, “upon, over”) + δίδυμος (dídumos, “twin; testicle”).