MeSH 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.;
MeSH annotation : NIM when used in fat-pad tissue studies; diseases: coordinate IM with GENITAL DISEASES,
MALE (IM); inflammation EPIDIDYMITIS;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epididymis;
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.