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Descriptor English:   Epididymis 
Descriptor Spanish:   Epidídimo 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Epididimo 
Tree Number:   A05.360.444.371
Definition English:   The convoluted cordlike structure attached to the posterior of the TESTIS. Epididymis consists of the head (caput), the body (corpus), and the tail (cauda). A network of ducts leaving the testis joins into a common epididymal tubule proper which provides the transport, storage, and maturation of SPERMATOZOA. 
Indexing Annotation English:   NIM when used in fat-pad tissue studies; diseases: coordinate IM with GENITAL DISEASES, MALE (IM); inflammation = EPIDIDYMITIS
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DE drug effects
EM embryology EN enzymology
GD growth & development IM immunology
IN injuries IR innervation
ME metabolism MI microbiology
PS parasitology PA pathology
PH physiology PP physiopathology
RE radiation effects RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging SE secretion
SU surgery TR transplantation
US ultrasonography UL ultrastructure
VI virology  
Record Number:   4902 
Unique Identifier:   D004822 

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