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epididymus

epididymus is the misspelling of epididymis.

Meaning of epididymis

Noun

epididymis (plural epididymides or epididymises)

  1. 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.
    • Most men, I daresay, have never heard of their epididymis.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 332

Questions about epididymus

What is epididymus the misspelling of?
Epididymus is the misspelling of epididymis.

Words near epididymus in the dictionary

  1. epididymotomies
  2. epididymotomy
  3. epididymous
  4. epididymovasostomies
  5. epididymovasostomy
  6. epididymus
  7. epidiorite
  8. epidiorites
  9. epidioritic
  10. epidioxide
  11. epidioxides

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