Epididymitis

/ˌɛpɪdɪdɪˈmaɪtɪs/ noun

Definition

Inflammation or infection of the epididymis, causing pain and swelling in the reproductive tract.

Etymology

From Greek 'epididymos' (epididymis) + '-itis' (inflammation). This medical term became standard in 19th-century medicine as doctors learned to diagnose reproductive tract infections.

Kelly Says

The '-itis' suffix is how doctors say 'inflammation of'—so epididymitis literally means the epididymis is inflamed, and it's a pretty common urological problem that affects young men!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንግል ጥላ
eng-il ti-la
ARالعربية
التهاب الخصية (al-thab al-khishīyah)
al-thab al-khish-ee-yah
BNবাংলা
উপরোতশোথ
oo-por-o-shoth
CACatalà
epididimitis
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-tis
CSČeština
epididymitida
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-ti-da
DADansk
epididymitis
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-tis
DEDeutsch
Epididymitis
e-pi-di-di-mi-tis
ELΕλληνικά
επιδιδυμίτιδα
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-ti-da
ESEspañol
epididimitis
eh-pee-dee-dee-mi-tis
FAفارسی
التهاب بیضه
al-thab bi-deh
FISuomi
epididymiti
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-ti
FRFrançais
épididymite
e-pee-dee-di-meyt
GUGU
એપીડીડીમીટીસ
eh-pee-dee-di-mee-tis
HAHA
ciwon kwayar
chi-won kway-ar
HEעברית
דלקת האשכים
dal-keht ha-ash-kim
HIहिन्दी
उपोत्सर्गशोथ (उपोत्सर्गशोथ)
oo-pot-sar-gah-shoth
HUMagyar
epididymitis
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-tis
IDBahasa Indonesia
epididimitis
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-tis
IGIG
epididymitis
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-tis
ITItaliano
epididimite
eh-pee-dee-di-mee-teh
JA日本語
精索炎(せいさくえん)
sei-soku-en
KKKK
epididymitis
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-tis
KMKM
អនុក្រម
anuk-rom
KO한국어
정낭염(정낭염)
jeong-nang-yeom
MRMR
अंडकोशशोथ
an-dako-sh-shoth
MSBahasa Melayu
epididymitis
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-tis
MYမြန်မာ
အကျိုး တွင်း ပျက်စီး
ah-kyoe twing pyet-si
NLNederlands
epididymitis
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-tis
NONorsk
epididymitis
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-tis
PAPA
ਅੰਗ-ਭਾਗ inflammation
ang-bhaag in-flam-ma-tion
PLPolski
zapalenie jądra
zap-a-lenie ya-dra
PTPortuguês
epididimite
eh-pee-dee-di-mee-teh
RORomână
epididimită
eh-pee-dee-di-mee-ta
RUРусский
эпидидимит
eh-pee-dee-di-mit
SVSvenska
epididymitis
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-tis
SWKiswahili
epididymitis
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-tis
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்புத்திரை அழற்சி
to-dar-pu-thirai a-lath-chi
TEతెలుగు
పరీపరమునొకరించి
pa-ree-pa-ra-mu-no-ka-rinchi
THไทย
อักเสบของอัณฑะ (ak-sep kong an-da)
ak-sep kong an-da
TLTL
epididymitis
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-tis
TRTürkçe
epididimit
eh-pee-dee-di-mit
UKУкраїнська
епідідиміт
ye-pee-di-di-mit
URاردو
انہائی التهاب
in-hai-i-th-lab
VITiếng Việt
viêm tinh hoàn
vee-em teen-hwan
YOYO
epididymitis
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-tis
ZH中文
附睾炎 (fùgǎoyán)
foo-gwo-yan
ZUZU
epididymitis
eh-pee-dee-di-mi-tis

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