Preferred Name |
epididymitis |
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Synonyms |
epididymal epididymitis (disease) epididymis epididymitis |
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Definitions |
Inflammation of the epididymis. Its clinical features include enlarged epididymis, a swollen scrotum; pain; pyuria; and fever. It is usually related to infections in the urinary tract, which likely spread to the epididymis through either the vas deferens or the lymphatics of the spermatic cord. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0004779 |
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has_exact_synonym |
epididymal epididymitis (disease) epididymis epididymitis |
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IAO_0000589 |
epididymitis (disease) |
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label |
epididymitis |
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prefixIRI |
MONDO:0004779 |
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prefLabel |
epididymitis |
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textual definition |
Inflammation of the epididymis. Its clinical features include enlarged epididymis, a swollen scrotum; pain; pyuria; and fever. It is usually related to infections in the urinary tract, which likely spread to the epididymis through either the vas deferens or the lymphatics of the spermatic cord. |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005550 |