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vasovesiculitis

vasovesiculitis

9.9
Infection or swelling of the tubes and glands that carry sperm and make fluid in men
  • noun
  • /ˌvæsoʊvɪˈsɪkjʊˌlaɪtɪs/
  • Specialized
: vasovesiculitis
  • Chronic vasovesiculitis can lead to complications in male fertility if left untreated.

Examples

  • His symptoms of fever and pelvic discomfort were attributed to an underlying vasovesiculitis.

  • The patient was diagnosed with vasovesiculitis after experiencing pain and urinary symptoms.

  • The diagnosis of vasovesiculitis was confirmed after several tests.

  • Patients with vasovesiculitis often experience painful symptoms.

  • Chronic vasovesiculitis can lead to complications in male fertility if left untreated.

  • His symptoms of fever and pelvic discomfort were attributed to an underlying vasovesiculitis.

  • The patient was diagnosed with vasovesiculitis after experiencing pain and urinary symptoms.

Surface Forms

vasovesiculitis singular
vasovesiculitides plural

Morphology

vasovesiculitis = vas + vesicle (opaque) = vas + vesicul + itis

The formation uses regular medical stems plus the suffix '-itis' (inflammation), which is a predictable medical pattern, but the stems are technical anatomical terms.

Etymology

The word vasovesiculitis breaks into three parts: vaso- meaning 'vessel' or 'tube', vesicul- meaning 'small sac' or 'vesicle', and -itis meaning 'inflammation'. So vasovesiculitis means inflammation of the vas deferens, the male tube, and the seminal vesicles, the small sacs that help make semen.