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Orchitis MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Orchitis
Tree Number(s)
C12.100.500.829.493
C12.200.294.829.493
C19.391.829.493
Unique ID
D009920
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009920
Scope Note
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.
NLM Classification #
WJ 830
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Orchitis Preferred
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