orchiditis
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Orchitis — Inflammation of the testis (male sex organ). There are many causes of inflammation of the testis including infections (such as mumps), diseases (such as polyarteritis nodosa), or injury. Also called orchiditis. * * * Inflammation of the testis.… … Medical dictionary
Orchitis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N45 ICD 9 604 … Wikipedia
orchitis — orchitic /awr kit ik/, adj. /awr kuy tis/, n. Pathol. inflammation of the testis. Also, orchiditis /awr ki duy tis/. [1790 1800; < NL; see ORCHI , ITIS] * * * Inflammation and swelling of the testes, caused by infection (most often mumps) or… … Universalium
blue balls — n a condition of acute (male) sexual frustration, jocularly supposed to bring on a case of orchiditis, the testicles swelling to bursting point. This American expression of the 1950s, popular then among college students, has since spread to other … Contemporary slang
