appendix of testis

appendix of testis

[TA]

a vesicular nonpedunculated structure attached to the cephalic pole of the testis; a vestige of the cephalic end of the paramesonephric (müllerian) duct.

Synonym(s): appendix testis [TA], appendix of the testis, nonpedunculated hydatid, ovarium masculinum, sessile hydatid, testicular appendage

ap·pen·dix of tes·tis

(ă-pen'diks tes'tis) [TA]

A vesicular structure attached to the cephalic pole of the testis; a vestige of the paramesonephric (müllerian) duct.