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cauda epididymis

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The tail of the epididymis. [ MP:0002662 ]

Synonyms: cauda epididymidis, epididymal tail, tail of epididymis, epididymis tail, epidymis tail, epididymal cauda, tail of epidymis

Term info

database cross reference
  • FMA:18261
  • MA:0002763
  • SCTID:279621002
  • NCIT:C33732
  • BTO:0000210
  • UMLS:C0228024 (ncithesaurus:Tail_of_the_Epididymis)
  • EMAPA:19292
Subsets

pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000010

This has a thicker myoepithelium than the head region, as it is involved in absorbing fluid to make the sperm more concentrated.

id

UBERON:0004360

prefLabel

Tail of epididymis