- plural of epididymis.
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Figure 27.2 Male Reproductive System The structures of the male reproductive system include the testes, the epididymides, the penis, and the ducts and glands that produce and carry semen.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Averages of the 2 epididymides from each bull are given in Table 3; the samples from bulls 5 and 6 were combined.
From Preservation of Bull Semen at Sub-Zero Temperatures by Friedman, M. E.
The spermatogenic cycle is completed in the latter half of October when most of the spermatozoa pass into the epididymides.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.
Sternotherus, Terrapene, and Thamnophis are alike in completing spermatogenesis late in the season and storing spermatozoa, in the seminiferous tubules or in the epididymides, during hibernation.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.
Sperm expelled from the epididymides in autumn matings are seemingly replaced by others from the seminiferous tubules; the epididymides become much smaller when their supply of sperm is nearly exhausted after spring mating.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.