paroophoron /per′ō·of″əron/ [Gk, para + oon, egg, pherein, to bear] , a small vestigial remnant of the mesonephros, consisting of a few rudimentary tubules lying in the broad ligament between the epoophoron and the uterus. It is most evident in very young girls. A similar vestigial structure, the aberrant ductule, is found in the male. Also called parovarium. Compare epoophoron.
