epididymis

n. 附睾 [医] 附睾

发音

其它 /ɛpiˈdɪdɪmɪs/

词形变化

epididymides 复数 epididymides epididymises epididymises 复数

别名

epididymous epididymus

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    附睾

    医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

channel canal duct epithelial duct

部分词 1

vasa efferentia

整体词 8

ball egg nut testicle bollock ballock orchis testis

词源

From Ancient Greek ἐπιδιδυμίς (epididumís), from ἐπί (epí, “upon, over”) + δίδυμος (dídumos, “twin; testicle”).

来源：wiktionary