epididymitis
[ ep-i-did-uh-mahy-tis ]
noun
inflammation of the epididymis.
Origin of epididymitis
1First recorded in 1850-60; epididym(is) + -itis
Words Nearby epididymitis
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How to use epididymitis in a sentence
Delbet and Chevassu found 114 cases of male sterility in 131 cases of epididymitis.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation | Austin O'MalleyIt is much easier to restore function after vasectomy than after obliterating epididymitis.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation | Austin O'MalleyA salpingitis has the same effect in causing sterility in the female as has an epididymitis in the male.
Woman | William J. RobinsonThe pounded bark is applied locally in orchitis and epididymitis.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de Tavera
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