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Epididymitis

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Ep`i`did`y`mi´tis
n.1.(Med.) Inflammation of the epididymis, one of the common results of gonorrhea.
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Noun1.epididymitis - painful inflammation of the epididymis
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat


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If the male partner is infected, either urethritis or epididymitis could develop and the infection could be transmitted to another female partner (or the original female partner could be reinfected alter she has been cured of the initial infection).
Optimizing treatment of antimicrobial-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Meltzer, Martin I. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
We included the possible costs of epididymitis in men and PID in women, two of the primary sequelae of acute chlamydial infection.
The estimated direct medical cost of sexually transmitted diseases ... by Irwin, Kathleen L. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Double vasectomy immediately prior to prostatectomy, in order to prevent epididymitis.
Contraceptive sterilization by Shea, John / Catholic Insight
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