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What does epididymis mean?

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Noun
  1. (anatomy) 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.
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The inflammatory process also focally affected the epididymis and diffusely affected the peritesticular soft tissues and spermatic cord.
With advanced epididymitis, small abscesses are occasionally seen as complex hypoechoic collections in the epididymis.
In azoospermic men sperm can be retrieved surgically from the epididymis or from the testis itself.
This chapter focuses on infections of the male urethra, epididymis, testis, and prostate.
During sexual activity, the sperm travels from the epididymis to the vas deferens with other glandular secretions.
These two surgeons have restored function in six such cases by uniting the vas with the epididymis by Martin's operation.

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