n. the vestigial remains of part of the Wolffian duct (see mesonephros) in the female, situated next to each ovary. It is associated with a similar structure, the epoophoron. Both are without known function.
n. the vestigial remains of part of the embryonic *mesonephros that are found near the testis of the adult. Some of the mesonephric collecting tubules persist as the functional *vasa efferentia but the rest degenerate almost completely. A similar vestigial structure (the paroophoron) is found in females.... paradidymis
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