What does "orchitis" mean?

A painful inflammation of one or both testes.

What is a synonym for "orchitis"?

Common synonyms include: appendicitis, arthritis, bronchitis, bunion, colitis, encephalitis.

noun

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Noun

1
A painful inflammation of one or both testes. countable, uncountable
"It has been well studied, however, and helps to understand the evolution of other orchitises (197)."
2
inflammation of one or both testes; characterized by pain and swelling wordnet

"It has been well studied, however, and helps to understand the evolution of other orchitises (197)."

From orchi- (“testicular”) + -itis (“inflammation”), from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle, ovary, orchid”).