orchitis
/ɔːˈkʌɪtɪs
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
Inflammation of one or both of the testicles.Mumps in adolescent and adult males may also result in the development of orchitis, an inflammation of the testicles....
- Complications include deafness, meningitis and orchitis (inflammation of the testis).
- A history of orchitis, testicular trauma, or other pathology may be contributory.
Origin
Late 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek orkhis 'testicle' + -itis.
- homoecious
- Homo economicus
- homoeobox
- homoeodomain
- homoeopath
- homoeopathic
- homoeopathy
- homoeosis
- homoeostasis
- Homo erectus
- homoerotic
- homoeroticism
- Homo faber
- homogametic
- homogamous
- homogamy
- homogenate
- homogeneity
- homogeneous
- homogeneously
- homogeneousness
- homogenisation
- homogenise
- homogenization
- homogenize