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Definition of Orchitis

1. Noun. Inflammation of one or both testes; characterized by pain and swelling.

Definition of Orchitis

1. n. Inflammation of the testicles.

Definition of Orchitis

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

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Definition of Orchitis

1. inflammation of the testicle [n -TISES] : ORCHITIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Orchitis

1. Inflammation of a testis. The disease is marked by pain, swelling and a feeling of weight. It may occur idiopathically or it may be associated with conditions such as mumps, gonorrhoea, filarial disease, syphilis or tuberculosis. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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