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Epididymis


epididymis - a long tube that is located near each testicle. The epididymis is the tube in which the sperm from the testicles are removed away from the testicles.
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Epididymis - Tightly coiled, very small tubes covering the back and sides of the testis, where sperm are stored and mature after leaving the testis before they are transported to the vas deferens ...
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The epididymis connects the testicle with the vas deferens, the tube that carries sperm. In most cases, the cause of the inflammation is a bacterial infection that spreads from your bladder or the tube that drains urine from your bladder (urethra).
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The epididymis attaches to the testicle, as I mentioned earlier. It serves as a reservoir to hold sperm after they leave the testicle, and it provides the correct conditions for their continued maturation.
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Epididymitis is an inflammation of the epididymis, the structure that is the first part of the duct draining the testicle. Orchitis is an inflammation of one or both of the testicles.
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Globus minor: The globus minor is the tail of the epididymis, a cordlike structure just behind the testis. The globus major is the head of the epididymis.
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is in the testicle and the epididymis and has spread to the blood or lymph vessels in the testicle; or
has spread to the outer layer of the membrane surrounding the testicle; or ...
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Orchitis may also occur in conjunction with infections of the prostate or epididymis and, like those conditions, may occur as a manifestation of sexually-transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea or chlamydia.
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An infection of the urethra (urethritis).
An inflammation and infection of the epididymis (epididymitis).
An inflammation of the prostate gland (prostatitis).
Infertility.
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Enlarged lymph glands
Testicular torsion
Kidney stone
Orchitis, infection/inflammation of the testicle
Epididymitis, infection/inflammation of the epididymis
Inflammation of the inguinal ligament
Testicular tumor
Superficial skin infection ...
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When this is the case the infection may go undetected until it causes additional problems such as prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate gland), epididymo-orchitis (inflammation of the testes and the epididymis, ...
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