epididymitis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of epididymitis
First recorded in 1850-60; epididym(is) + -itis
Example Sentences
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Brennan: Your mention of Dylan brings us to terrain I’m better equipped to handle than a case of epididymitis run amok: The film’s phantasmagoric dogpile of cinematic, cultural and political points of reference.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2023
The pounded bark is applied locally in orchitis and epididymitis.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
The most constant secondary manifestation is swelling of the testicle proper, or true orchitis; less frequently there is epididymitis, and with it acute hydrocele and oedema of the scrotum.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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