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pampiniform, a. Anat.|pæmˈpɪnɪfɔːm| [f. L. pampin-us + -iform, in mod.F. pampiniforme.] Curled like a vine-tendril; applied esp. to a convoluted plexus of veins proceeding from the testis or ovary (also called spermatic or ovarian plexus).
1668Culpepper & Cole Barthol. Anat. i. xxi. 53 This Intertexture of Veins and Arteries..is by some called Corpus varicosum, pampiniform, Pyramidal. 1836–9Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 704/1 The corresponding vein..forming the pampiniform plexus. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 233 The veins in which retrograde embolism..has been found are the hepatic, the renal, the mesenteric, the pampiniform plexus. |