perididymis

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• perididymis — noun A fibrous membrane surrounding most of the testis Syn: tunica albuginea, tunica vaginalis testis …   Wiktionary

• perididymis — SYN: tunica albuginea of testis. [G. didymos, twin, pl. didymoi, testes] …   Medical dictionary

• perididymis — n. membrane surrounding the testis …   English contemporary dictionary

• perididymis — peri·did·y·mis …   English syllables

• perididymitis — Inflammation of the perididymis …   Medical dictionary

• tunica — SYN: tunic. [L. a coat] t. adventitia SYN: adventitia. t. albuginea a dense white collagenous tunic surrounding a structure. t. albuginea of corpora cavernosa [TA] a strong …   Medical dictionary

• περιδιδυμίτιδα — η, Ν φλεγμονή τού περιδιδυμίου. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. perididymis< περι * + διδυμίς (< δίδυμος), πρβλ. επιδιδυμίτιδα] …   Dictionary of Greek