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corditis

corditis

9.9
Swelling of the cord that runs from a testicle to the body, often causing pain
  • noun
  • /kɔrˈdaɪtɪs/
  • Specialized
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  • The patient was diagnosed with corditis after experiencing severe pain in his groin area.

Examples

  • Untreated infections in the urinary tract can sometimes lead to corditis.

  • Antibiotics are commonly prescribed to help manage the inflammation seen in corditis.

  • Don't ignore corditis!

  • The doctor diagnosed him with corditis.

  • The patient was diagnosed with corditis after experiencing severe pain in his groin area.

  • Antibiotics are commonly prescribed to help manage the inflammation seen in corditis.

  • Untreated infections in the urinary tract can sometimes lead to corditis.

Synonyms

funiculitis
vscorditis
  • Specialized
9.9

Swelling and pain in the cord that connects a testicle to the body

gives extra detail about usual testicular pain and common infectious causes

Surface Forms

corditis singular
corditides plural

Morphology

corditis = cord (semi-transparent) = cord + itis

Formed from the noun 'cord' plus the medical suffix '-itis' meaning inflammation; the formation is regular but the term is technical and may not be guessable to general learners.

Etymology

Corditis combines cord ('a rope or tube') with the medical ending -itis ('inflammation'). So corditis literally means 'inflammation of a cord', which is why doctors use it for swelling and pain of the spermatic cord in the groin.