Appendix of testis
Appendix testis
- Latin eponym: Appendix Morgagnii
- Eponym: Appendix of Morgagni; Hydatid of Morgagni
Definition
On the upper extremity of the testis, just beneath the head of the epididymis, is a minute oval, sessile body, the appendix of the testis (hydatid of Morgagni); it is the remnant of the upper end of the Müllerian duct.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
