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epididymous

epididymous adjective: synonym of epididymal. Also the misspelling of epididymis.

Adjective

epididymous

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Synonym of epididymal.
    Synonyms:
    epididymal

Also used as

epididymous is also the misspelling of epididymis.

Synonyms of epididymous

Origin of epididymous

From epididymo- + ous.

Homophonic error of -ous (/-əs/ or /-ɨs/) for terminal -is (/-əs/ or /-ɨs/).

Questions about epididymous

What does epididymous mean?
Epididymous means synonym of epididymal.
What part of speech is epididymous?
Epididymous is an adjective.

Words near epididymous in the dictionary

  1. epididymosomal
  2. epididymosome
  3. epididymosomes
  4. epididymotomies
  5. epididymotomy
  6. epididymous
  7. epididymovasostomies
  8. epididymovasostomy
  9. epididymus
  10. epidiorite
  11. epidiorites

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