Of, relating to, or designating a plexus of veins located in the spermatic cord of the male and the broad ligament of the female.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Nicholas Culpeper (1616–1654), physician and astrologer. From scientific Latin pampiniformis from classical Latin pampinus + -formis.
Definition of pampiniform in US English:
pampiniform
adjectivepamˈpɪnɪfɔːm
Anatomy
Of, relating to, or designating a plexus of veins located in the spermatic cord of the male and the broad ligament of the female.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Nicholas Culpeper (1616–1654), physician and astrologer. From scientific Latin pampiniformis from classical Latin pampinus + -formis.