Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the epididymis: as, epididymal ducts; epididymal tissues.
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- adjective Of, in or pertaining to the
epididymis , the tube in male mammals which connects theefferent ducts from the rear of eachtesticle to itsvas deferens .
Etymologies
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Examples
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They not only found that large numbers of CD8+ T cells infiltrated obese epididymal adipose tissue in mice fed a high-fat diet (while there was a depletion of CD4+ T ells), but also that this infiltration preceded the accumulation of macrophages in fat tissue.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Will Immunotherapy Provide a New Treatment for Obesity? 2009
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Chronic bronchitis associated with congenital epididymal dysplasia is a sign of Young syndrome.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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This is commonly referred to as an epididymal "blow out."
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This is commonly referred to as an epididymal "blow out."
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Australian researchers have reported that the global service mobile (GSM) phone frequency of 900 megahertz has a "significant genotoxic effect on epididymal spermatozoa."
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One of the most popular is called MESA short for microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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Studies on the process of spermatogenesis and epididymal sperm reserve in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis).
8 Reproduction 1981
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In a recent study, (Kobayashi Y et al, 2001) when evodiamine was supplemented at 0.02% in the form of ethanol extract of Evodia fruits in a high-fat diet for 21 days, the body weight, perirenal fat weight and epididymal fat weight were found to be significantly reduced compared to the control group.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010
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Medical notes made it "perfectly clear" the procedure was to be "excision of right epididymal cyst", a disciplinary hearing was told.
British Blogs BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition 2010
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At the end of the study, the soy-fed animals were considered fertile and exhibited normal male behaviour, but epididymal sperm counts were 25 per cent lower, and litter sizes were 21 per cent smaller.
FoodNavigator RSS stephen.daniells@decisionnews.com 2010
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