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epoophoron

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) + φέρω (phérō, “bear”). By surface analysis, ep- + oo- + -phor + Ancient Greek -όν (-ón, “singular noun ending”).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مبيض جانبي — a group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct
  • Catalan: epoòfor — a group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct
  • Esperanto: epooforo — a group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct
  • French: époophore — a group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct
  • Indonesian: epooforon — a group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct
  • Italian: epooforon — a group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct
  • Latin: epoophoron — a group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct
  • Polish: nadjajnik — a group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct
  • Portuguese: epoóforo — a group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct
  • Russian: придатки яичника (pridatki jaičnika) — a group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct
  • Spanish: epoóforo — a group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct
  • Ukrainian: придатки яєчника (prydatky jaječnyka) — a group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct