epididymis
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1. a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct, |
| definition | : | a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | vasa efferentia, |
| definition | : | the several highly convoluted tubules that lead from the rete testis to the vas deferens and form the head of the epididymis (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | seminal duct, |
| definition | : | the efferent duct of the testis in man (noun.body) |
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