Epididymis

Definition: Epididymis

Epididymis

Noun

1. A convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens.

Etymology: Epididymis \Ep`i*did"y*mis\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression 'epi` upon testicle.]. (Websters 1913)

Crosswords: Epididymis

English words defined with "epididymis": ductus deferens ♦ epididymitis ♦ Hydatid of Morgagni ♦ Parepididymis, Parorchis ♦ spermatocele ♦ vas deferens, vasa efferentia. (references)

Specialty definitions using "epididymis": Androgen-Binding Protein ♦ Genitalia, Male ♦ sperm retrieval. (references)

Etymologies containing "epididymis": Epididymitis ♦ Parepididymis. (references)

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Modern Usage: Epididymis

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I think they're more interested in my epididymis. (Ghostbusters II; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd; Harold Ramis)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Epididymis

Domain	Title
Books	Cell biology of the testis and epididymis (reference) Congenital deformities of the testis and epididymis (reference) Epididymis and Fertility: Biology and Pathology (reference) Testis, Epididymis and Technologies in the Year 2000 (reference) The Epididymis As a Chloride-Secreting Organ (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Epididymis

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Sperm are produced in a man's testis and stored in an adjacent structure known as the epididymis. (references)
		Infection sometimes spreads to the epididymis (a tube that carries sperm from the testis), causing pain, fever, and, potentially, infertility. (references)
		During sexual climax, the sperm move from the epididymis through a tube called the vas deferens and mix with other components of semen to form the ejaculate. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Epididymis

"Epididymis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Epididymis" is used about 6 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	6	143,867

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Epididymis

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
epididymis	99
cyst epididymis	7
epididymis testicle	4
epididymis lump	3
epididymis infection	3
cancer epididymis	3
epididymis swollen	3
enlarged epididymis	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Epididymis

Language		Translations for "epididymis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		epididymis, bitestikel. (various references)

Dutch		epididymis, bijbal. (various references)

French		épididyme. (various references)

German		Epididymis, Paratestis, Parastata cirsoides, Nebenhoden. (various references)

Greek		κεφαλή της επιδιδυμίδος (globus major, head of epididymis). (various references)

Italian		epididimo. (various references)

Korean		부� 환. (various references)

Pig Latin		epididymisay

Spanish		epididimo. (various references)

Swedish		bitestikel. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "Epididymis"

Words rhyming with "epididymis" (pronounced 'Ep`i*did"y*mis'): Anthemis, Cucumis, Dermis, Endodermis, Ependymis, hypodermis, Imprimis, Inermis, Miamis, Parepididymis, Pyramis, Salmis, Themis. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Epididymis

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-d-e-i-i-i-m-p-s-y"
	-3 letters: middies.
	-4 letters: desmid, didies, imides, misdid.
	-5 letters: deism, didie, dimes, disme, emyds, imide, imids, imped, impis, medii, middy, midis, mysid, sided, siped, spied, yipes.
	Words containing the letters "d-d-e-i-i-i-m-p-s-y"
	+2 letters: epididymides, epididymitis.
	+4 letters: epididymitises.
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