See Also: epoophoron(medicine)
epoophoron(dictionary)
longitudinal duct of epoophoron(medicine)
transverse ductules of epoophoron(medicine)

epoophoron (iou)



epoophoron noun. L19.
[from EPI- + Greek oophoron neut. of oophoros bearing eggs, from oion egg + -phoros bearing.]
Anatomy. In the female, a group of vestigial tubules derived from the upper mesonephros, between an ovary and a Fallopian tube, corresponding to the male epididymis. Cf. PAROOPHORON.