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orchitis

Syllabification: (or·chi·tis)
Pronunciation: /ôrˈkītis/

Definition of orchitis

noun

Medicine
  • inflammation of one or both of the testicles.

Origin:

late 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek orkhis 'testicle' + -itis

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