n., pl., -mi·des (-mĭ-dēz').
A long, narrow, convoluted tube, part of the spermatic duct system, that lies on the posterior aspect of each testicle, connecting it to the vas deferens.
[Greek epididumis : epi-, epi- + didumoi, twins, testicles, pl. of didumos, double.]
epididymal ep'i·did'y·mal adj.
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