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Orchitis
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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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
Allowable Qualifiers
blood (BL)
cerebrospinal fluid (CF)
chemically induced (CI)
classification (CL)
complications (CO)
congenital (CN)
diagnosis (DI)
diagnostic imaging (DG)
diet therapy (DH)
drug therapy (DT)
economics (EC)
embryology (EM)
enzymology (EN)
epidemiology (EP)
ethnology (EH)
etiology (ET)
genetics (GE)
history (HI)
immunology (IM)
metabolism (ME)
microbiology (MI)
mortality (MO)
nursing (NU)
parasitology (PS)
pathology (PA)
physiopathology (PP)
prevention & control (PC)
psychology (PX)
radiotherapy (RT)
rehabilitation (RH)
surgery (SU)
therapy (TH)
urine (UR)
veterinary (VE)
virology (VI)
Urogenital Diseases [C12]
Genital Diseases [C12.100]
Genital Diseases, Male [C12.100.500]
Testicular Diseases [C12.100.500.829]
Cryptorchidism [C12.100.500.829.258]
Orchitis [C12.100.500.829.493]
Testicular Hydrocele [C12.100.500.829.495]
Urogenital Diseases [C12]
Male Urogenital Diseases [C12.200]
Genital Diseases, Male [C12.200.294]
Testicular Diseases [C12.200.294.829]
Cryptorchidism [C12.200.294.829.258]
Orchitis [C12.200.294.829.493]
Testicular Hydrocele [C12.200.294.829.494]
Endocrine System Diseases [C19]
Gonadal Disorders [C19.391]
Testicular Diseases [C19.391.829]
Cryptorchidism [C19.391.829.258]
Orchitis [C19.391.829.493]
Testicular Hydrocele [C19.391.829.638]
Testicular Neoplasms [C19.391.829.782]
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Orchitis
Preferred
Concept UI
M0015383
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
.
Terms
Orchitis
Preferred Term
Term UI
T029352
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
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