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epididymoorchitis

epididymoorchitis noun: an inflammation of the epididymis and testis.

Noun

epididymoorchitis (uncountable)

  1. An inflammation of the epididymis and testis
    • In males, BCG treatment has been associated with relatively rare complications of penile edema and meatal ulceration, as well as epididymoorchitis.2015 August 10, Lucien McBeth et al., “Involvement of the Androgen and Glucocorticoid Receptors in Bladder Cancer”, in International Journal of Endocrinology, volume 2015, →DOI

Forms of epididymoorchitis

alternative formepididymo-orchitis

Origin of epididymoorchitis

From epididymo- + orchitis.

Questions about epididymoorchitis

What does epididymoorchitis mean?
Epididymoorchitis means an inflammation of the epididymis and testis.
What part of speech is epididymoorchitis?
Epididymoorchitis is a noun.

Words near epididymoorchitis in the dictionary

  1. epididymitides
  2. epididymitis
  3. epididymo-
  4. epididymo-orchitis
  5. epididymodeferential
  6. epididymoorchitis
  7. epididymosomal
  8. epididymosome
  9. epididymosomes
  10. epididymotomies
  11. epididymotomy

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