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.
