rete testisn.

Brit.

/ˌriːtɪ ˈtɛstɪs/, U.S.

/ˌridi ˈtɛstəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rete testis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin rete testis (1759 or earlier) < classical Latin rēte (see rete n.) + testis , genitive of testis testis n.²

Anatomy and Zoology.

A network of tubules through which sperm pass from the seminiferous tubules to the epididymis (in mammals and birds).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > secretory organs > ducts > [noun] > seminal or spermatic ducts

seed bringer1545

vas deferens1578

seed trough1615

seed vein1615

spermatic1690

seminal1733

rete testis1777

rete1849

parepididymis1881

spermaduct1891

1777 M. Falconar Synopsis Anat. & Surg. 131 The tubes of the testicle unite at the upper part, and form the rete testis.

1821 J. Wilson Lect. Struct. & Physiol. Male Urinary & Genital Organs iv. 96 Each of the vessels forming the rete testis sends off a tube, which leaves the body of the testicle and enters the epididymis singly.

1906 Practitioner Nov. 663 Most of these recorded cases [of testicular tumour]..are characterised by complexity of growth; and this is explained, I believe, as regards my own, by its origin, which I have traced to the tubules of the rete testis.

2001 Endocrinology 142 4486 The rete testis is blocked by aberrantly located Sertoli cells, creating a tailback of necrosing sperm in the testis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rete testis
释义	rete testisn. Brit. /ˌriːtɪ ˈtɛstɪs/, U.S. /ˌridi ˈtɛstəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rete testis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin rete testis (1759 or earlier) < classical Latin rēte (see rete n.) + testis , genitive of testis testis n.² Anatomy and Zoology. A network of tubules through which sperm pass from the seminiferous tubules to the epididymis (in mammals and birds). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > secretory organs > ducts > [noun] > seminal or spermatic ducts seed bringer1545 vas deferens1578 seed trough1615 seed vein1615 spermatic1690 seminal1733 rete testis1777 rete1849 parepididymis1881 spermaduct1891 1777 M. Falconar Synopsis Anat. & Surg. 131 The tubes of the testicle unite at the upper part, and form the rete testis. 1821 J. Wilson Lect. Struct. & Physiol. Male Urinary & Genital Organs iv. 96 Each of the vessels forming the rete testis sends off a tube, which leaves the body of the testicle and enters the epididymis singly. 1906 Practitioner Nov. 663 Most of these recorded cases [of testicular tumour]..are characterised by complexity of growth; and this is explained, I believe, as regards my own, by its origin, which I have traced to the tubules of the rete testis. 2001 Endocrinology 142 4486 The rete testis is blocked by aberrantly located Sertoli cells, creating a tailback of necrosing sperm in the testis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1777
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