epididymis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐπιδιδυμίς (epididumís), from ἐπί (epí, “upon, over”) + δίδυμος (dídumos, “twin; testicle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛpiˈdɪdɪmɪs/ === Noun === epididymis (plural epididymides or epididymises) (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. ==== Hypernyms ==== Wolffian duct - embryological precursor internal genitalia ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === epididymis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Latin == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπιδιδυμίς (epididumís). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛ.pɪˈdɪ.dy.mɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.piˈdiː.di.mis] === Noun === epididymis f (genitive epididymidis); third declension (New Latin) epididymis ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun.