orchiodynia
- noun
- /ɔrˌkaɪəˈdɪniə/
- Specialized
- A total of 22 patients who lived in the city of Yonezawa and had myalgia, muscular weakness, sore throat, and orchiodynia (among men) sought treatment at Yonezawa City Hospital.
Examples
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Men experiencing orchiodynia should consult a doctor to identify the underlying cause.
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The patient described a sharp orchiodynia that began suddenly and persisted throughout the day.
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After reporting severe orchiodynia, he was referred to a specialist for further examination.
Synonyms
Pain in the testicles
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
orchiodynia = orchio (opaque) = orchio + dynia
The term is built from medical combining forms ('orchio-' and '-dynia') that are not standalone vocabulary for average learners and do not transparently indicate meaning.
Etymology
The word orchiodynia comes from Greek parts orchis meaning 'testicle' and odynia meaning 'pain', and it shares a root with the flower orchid, which was named because its root bulbs look like testicles. So, orchiodynia means 'pain in the testicles'.