| NOUN | body | epididymis | a convoluted tubule in each testis |
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| Meaning | A convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens. | |
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| Part of | seminal duct | The efferent duct of the testis in man |
| testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg | One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | |
| Parts | vasa efferentia | The several highly convoluted tubules that lead from the rete testis to the vas deferens and form the head of the epididymis |
| Broader | duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel | A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance |
| Spanish | epidídimo | |
| Catalan | epidídim | |
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