Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Tendril-like; resembling tendrils.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) In the form of tendrils; -- applied especially to the spermatic and ovarian veins.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy In the form of
tendrils .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word pampiniform.
Examples
-
The Spermatic Veins (vv. spermaticæ) (Fig. 590) emerge from the back of the testis, and receive tributaries from the epididymis; they unite and form a convoluted plexus, called the pampiniform plexus, which constitutes the greater mass of the spermatic cord; the vessels composing this plexus are very numerous, and ascend along the cord, in front of the ductus deferens.
VII. The Veins. 3d. The Veins of the Lower Extremity, Abdomen, and Pelvis 1918
-
The veins emerge from the hilum in the form of a plexus, the pampiniform plexus; the ovarian vein is formed from this plexus, and leaves the pelvis in company with the artery.
-
− testicular vein returns directly to the vena cava Temperature Regulation of the Testicles − testicular artery and vein wrap around each other just above the testicle in the 'pampiniform plexus' to act as a heat exchanger, cooling hot arterial blood before it reaches the testicle
Recently Uploaded Slideshows janny0759 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.