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Epididymis

Medical Definition:	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.
Guide Notes:	NIM when used in fat-pad tissue studies; diseases: coord IM with TESTICULAR DISEASES (IM); inflammation = EPIDIDYMITIS

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