Orchitis

Origin

-("testicular") + itis("inflammation") + -, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (orkhis, "testicle, ovary, orchid") (English orchid), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erǵʰi-.

Full definition of orchitis

Noun

1. (medicine) A painful inflammation of one or both testes.

Synonyms

• didymitis
• orchiditis

Anagrams

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