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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesépididyme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eh-pee-deed-eem
"L'épididyme est un canal pelotonné situé sur le testicule."
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A highly convoluted, coiled duct situated on the outer surface of the testis that stores and transports sperm.
"Spermatozoa mature as they pass through the long duct of the epididymis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek epididumis, composed of epi- (upon) and didymos (twin, testicle). The term was coined in anatomical nomenclature during the 17th century to describe the elongated comma-shaped structure resting upon the testicle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Epididymis" is said worldwide
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épididyme
Transliteration: eh-pee-deed-eem
"L'épididyme est un canal pelotonné situé sur le testicule."
Nebenhoden
Transliteration: NE-ben-hoh-den
"Der Nebenhoden speichert und reift die Spermien."
epididimo
Transliteration: eh-pee-DEE-dee-moh
"Gli spermatozoi maturano all'interno dell'epididimo."
epidídimo
Transliteration: eh-pee-DEE-dee-moh
"El epidídimo conecta los conductos deferentes con el testículo."
epidídimo
Transliteration: eh-pee-DEE-dee-moo
"O epidídimo é essencial para a maturação dos espermatozoides."
अधिदृषण
Transliteration: adhidrishan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"अधिदृषण शुक्राणुओं के परिपक्व होने का स्थान है।"
附睾
Transliteration: fù gāo
Script: 中文汉字
"精子在附睾内成熟并储存。"
부고환
Transliteration: bugohwan
Script: 한국어 한글
"부고환은 고환의 후면에 위치한 관입니다."
副睾丸
Transliteration: fukukōgan
Script: 日本語
"精子は副睾丸の中で成熟します。"
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