| lobules of epididymis | The coiled portion of the efferent ductules that constitute the head of the epididymis; these join the ductus epididymidis. Synonym: lobuli epididymidis, coni epididymidis, coni vasculosi, Haller's cones, vascular cones. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| conical catheter | A catheter with a cone-shaped tip designed to dilate the ureter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conical cornea | Cone-shaped cornea with the apex of the cone being forward. Also called conical cornea. (12 Dec 1998) |
| conical papillae | Numerous projections on the dorsum of the tongue, scattered among the filiform papillae and similar to them, but shorter. Synonym: papillae conicae, conic papillae. Papillae corii An alternate term for dermal papillae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cortical lobules of kidney | One of the subdivisions of the kidney, consisting of a medullary ray and that portion of the convoluted port (renal corpuscles and convoluted tubules) associated with its collecting duct. Synonym: lobulus corticalis renalis, renal cortical lobule, renculus, reniculus, renunculus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crescentic lobules of the cerebellum | Archaic term designation for lobulus semilunaris inferior and lobulus semilunaris superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lobules of mammary gland | Subdivisions of the lobes of the mammary gland. Synonym: lobuli glandulae mammariae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lobules of testis | The subdivisions of the parenchyma of the testis formed by delicate fibrous septa that pass inward from the tunica albuginea to converge at the mediastinum testis. Synonym: lobuli testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lobules of thymus | Areas of thymic tissue 0.5 to 2 mm in diameter with a cortex and medulla. Synonym: lobuli thymi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lobules of thyroid gland | The subdivisions of the lobes, consisting of incompletely separated, irregular groups of thyroid follicles (20 to 40 in number) bound together by delicate connective tissue. Synonym: lobuli glandulae thyroideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendix epididymis | A small cystic projection from the surface of the epididymus which represents a remnant the embryologic mesonephros. (12 Dec 1998) |
| body of epididymis | The middle part that extends downward from the head to the tail of the epididymis on the posterior surface of the testis. Synonym: corpus epididymidis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput epididymis | The upper and larger extremity of the epididymis. Synonym: caput epididymidis, caput epididymis, globus major. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cauda epididymis | The inferior part of the epididymis that leads into the ductus deferens; part of the reservoir of spermatozoa. Synonym: cauda epididymidis, cauda epididymis, globus minor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corpus epididymis | Body of epididymis. (05 Mar 2000) |