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Epididymis
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epididymis /ep·i·did·y·mis/ (-did´i-mis) pl. epididy´mides   [Gr.] an elongated cordlike structure along the posterior border of the testis; its coiled duct provides for storage, transit, and maturation of spermatozoa and is continuous with the ductus deferens.epidid´ymal
ep·i·did·y·mis (p-dd-ms)
n. pl. ep·i·did·y·mi·des (-m-dz)
A long, narrow, convoluted tube in the spermatic duct system that lies on the posterior aspect of each testicle and connects with the vas deferens.
Epididymis
A tube in the back of the testes that transports sperm.
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epididymis
pl. epididymides [Gr.] an elongated, cordlike structure along the attached border of the testis, whose coiled duct provides for the storage, transport and maturation of spermatozoa.
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Working with lab mice, the researchers froze epididymides, testicles, and entire animals for periods of 1 week to a year.
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