Orchitis

"Orchitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Inflammation of a TESTIS. It has many features of EPIDIDYMITIS, such as swollen SCROTUM; PAIN; PYURIA; and FEVER. It is usually related to infections in the URINARY TRACT, which likely spread to the EPIDIDYMIS and then the TESTIS through either the VAS DEFERENS or the lymphatics of the SPERMATIC CORD.

Descriptor ID	D009920
MeSH Number(s)	C12.294.829.493 C19.391.829.493
Concept/Terms	Orchitis Orchitis Orchitides

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Diseases [C]
Male Urogenital Diseases [C12]
Genital Diseases, Male [C12.294]
Testicular Diseases [C12.294.829]
Orchitis [C12.294.829.493]
Endocrine System Diseases [C19]
Gonadal Disorders [C19.391]
Testicular Diseases [C19.391.829]
Orchitis [C19.391.829.493]

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