paradidymis

paradidymis definition - medical

par·a·did·y·mis (părˌə-dĭdˈə-mĭs)

noun
A small body, sometimes attached to the front of the lower part of the spermatic cord, above the head of the epididymis, composed of the remnants of tubules of the mesonephros. Also called parepididymis.

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