epididymitis
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˌɛpɪˌdɪdəˈmaɪtɪs/
- Specialized
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and epididymitis, in women and men respectively, are the most common complications of untreated chlamydia.
Examples
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She diagnosed epididymitis and put him on antibiotics, but that was a week ago, and since the pain has not diminished, she schedules him for a postprandial sonogram.
Fiction book (1998) -
Looks like a bad case of epididymitis.
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Perineal wound discharge, obstruction, proctitis, colovesical fistula, rectal bleeding, anorexia, epididymitis, and an increase in ileostomy output each occurred in one patient.
Academic text (1996) -
The doctor explained that epididymitis can lead to significant discomfort and requires prompt treatment.
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He experienced severe pain in his lower abdomen due to epididymitis, necessitating a visit to the clinic.
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After a thorough examination, the physician confirmed that he was suffering from epididymitis, which is an inflammation of the epididymis.
How Severe
- Specialized
22
7.5
- Specialized
1
9.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
epididymitis = epididymis (transparent) = epididymis + itis
The formation is a straightforward medical noun from the base 'epididymis' plus the medical suffix '-itis' meaning inflammation.
Etymology
Epididymitis breaks into three parts: epi- 'on', didymis 'testicle' (from a word for 'twin'), and -itis 'inflammation', the same ending you see in tonsillitis. So epididymitis literally means 'inflammation on the testicle', which explains why it names the painful swelling of the small tube behind the testicle that holds sperm.