spermatocele

Term: spermatocele

Literally meaning: “swelling in place of sperms”

Origin: Anc Greek

σπέρμα(=seed) > σπείρω/spearo (=disperse)

+κήλη/kele(=hernia) > κήλεως/keleos(=burn, rupture)

Coined/History

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Definition

1.             Spermatocele is a benign swelling on the epididymis or the rete testis

2.   (opisthobranchiates) a sperm storage  sac proximal to the bursa copulatrix.