Noun: epididymis
| Singular | epididymis |
| Plural | epididymides; epididymises |
Sample Sentences
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Most men, I daresay, have never heard of their epididymis. [2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 332:]
Nouns inflected like epididymis
aortitis,
osteoarthritis,
apicitis,
cellulitis,
epididymis,
osteitis,
endocarditis,
orchitis,
colitis,
epidermis,
arthritis,
osteochondritis,
neuritis,
chronic bronchitis,
enteritis,
vaginitis,
ephemeris,
dermis,
mastitis,
otitis, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπιδιδυμίς (epididumís), from ἐπί (epí, “upon, over”) + δίδυμος (dídumos, “twin; testicle”).