How many syllables in epididymis?

There are 5 syllables in the word epididymis.

How to pronounce epididymis:

epididymis (noun):: noun. a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens.; a system of ductules emerging posteriorly from the testis that holds sperm during maturation and that forms a tangled mass before uniting into a single coiled duct which is continuous with the vas deferens

ballock

bollock

canal

channel

duct

egg

epithelial duct

nut

orchis

seminal duct

testicle

testis

vasa efferentia

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