Preferred Name | epididymis | |
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The convoluted cordlike structure attached to the posterior of the testis. Epididymis consists of the head (caput), the body (corpus), and the tail (cauda). A network of ducts leaving the testis joins into a common epididymal tubule proper which provides the transport, storage, and maturation of spermatozoa. [MeSH] |
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http://radlex.org/RID/RID371 |
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The convoluted cordlike structure attached to the posterior of the testis. Epididymis consists of the head (caput), the body (corpus), and the tail (cauda). A network of ducts leaving the testis joins into a common epididymal tubule proper which provides the transport, storage, and maturation of spermatozoa. [MeSH] |
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RID371 |
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epididymis |
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RID371 |
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epididymis |
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C0014533 |
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