parepididymis

paradidymis

[par″ah-did´ĭ-mis] a small, vestigial structure found occasionally in the adult in the anterior part of the spermatic cord.

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par·a·did·y·mi·des

(par'ă-did'i-mis, -di-dim'i-dēz), [TA] Do not confuse this word with perididymis.A small body sometimes attached to the front of the lower part of the spermatic cord above the head of the epididymis; the remnants of tubules of the mesonephros. Its equivalent in the female is the paroöphoron. Synonym(s): parepididymis [para- + G. didymos, twin, in pl. didymoi, testes]

par·a·did·y·mis

, pl. paradidymides (par'ă-did'i-mis, -mī'dēz) [TA] A small body sometimes attached to the front of the lower part of the spermatic cord above the head of the epididymis; the remnants of tubules of the mesonephros.
Synonym(s): parepididymis. [para- + G. didymos, twin, in pl. didymoi, testes]

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