Epididymitis Glossary of Terms

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Abdominal: Relating to the abdomen, the belly, that part of the body that contains all of ...

Abscess: A local accumulation of pus anywhere in the body. The following are some example...

Abstinence: The voluntary self-denial of food, drink, or sex. Today, abstinence most commo...

Acquired: Not inherited, or present at birth (congenital), but developing after birth. For...

Acute: Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease. Acute often also connotes an illness th...

Amplification: An event that produces multiple copies of a gene or of any sequence of DNA....

Antibiotic: A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms. ...

Bacteria: Single-celled microorganisms that can exist either as independent (free-living) ...

Bacterial: Of or pertaining to bacteria, as in a bacterial lung infection.

Bladder: A hollow organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine. The kidneys filter waste f...

Bladder infection: Infection of the urinary bladder. Some people are at more risk for blad...

Blood in the urine: Blood that appears in the urine. Also known as hematuria. Gross hematu...

Cardiologist: A physician who specializes in treating heart disorders.

CDC: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US agency charged with tracking a...

Cell: The basic structural and functional unit of any living thing. Each cell is a small c...

Child abuse: A complex set of behaviors that include child neglect and the physical, emoti...

Chills: feelings of coldness accompanied by shivering. Chills may develop after exposure t...

Chlamydia: The agent of a sexually transmitted disease, a type of bacteria found in the ce...

Cuts: Severed skin. Washing a cut or scrape with soap and water and keeping it clean and d...

Cysts: Cysts are abnormal, closed sac-like structures within a tissue that contain a liqui...

Diagnosis: 1 The nature of a disease; the identification of an illness. 2 A ...

Discharge: 1.The flow of fluid from part of the body, such as from the nose or vag...

Doxycycline: Brand name: Vibramycin. A synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from te...

Duct: A walled passageway, such as a lymph duct, that carries fluid from one place to anot...

Emergency department: The department of a hospital responsible for the provision of medica...

Enteric: Of or relating to the small intestine.

Epididymis: A structure within the scrotum that is attached to the back side of the testis...

Epididymitis: Inflammation of the epididymis. Epididymitis can be caused by sexually acqui...

Escherichia coli: Full term for E. coli, the colon bacillus.

Fasciitis: Inflammation of the fascia.

Fecal: Relating to the feces, the stool. The excrement discharged from the intestines.

Fever: Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degr...

Fungi: Plural of fungus.

Gangrene: Tissue death due to loss of adequate blood supply. Sometimes bacteria invade suc...

Gland: A group of cells that secrete a substance for use in the body. For example, the thy...

Gonorrhea: A bacterial infection that is transmitted by sexual contact. Gonorrhea is one o...

Groin: The area where the thigh meets the hip.

Heart: The muscle that pumps blood received from veins into arteries throughout the body. ...

Hernia: A general term referring to a protrusion of a tissue through the wall of the cavit...

Hydrocele: Accumulation of fluid in the coat around the testis. Small hydroceles tend to d...

Hygiene: The science of preventive medicine and the preservation of health. Also commonly ...

Indicate: In medicine, to make a treatment or procedure advisable because of a particular ...

Infection: The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, an...

Inflammation: A localized reaction that produces redness, warmth, swelling, and pain as a ...

Laboratory: A place for doing tests and research procedures, and for preparing chemicals a...

Medical history: 1. In clinical medicine, the patient's past and present which may ...

MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging.

Mumps: An acute (sudden, shortlived) viral illness that usually presents with inflammation...

Mycobacterium: A large family of bacteria that have unusually waxy cell walls that are res...

Nausea: Stomach queasiness, the urge to vomit. Nausea can be brought on by many causes, in...

Necrotizing fasciitis: Severe bacterial infection of the fascia, the tissues that line and...

Neisseria: A group of bacteria that includes the bacterium that causes gonorrhea.

Orchitis: Inflammation of the testis. Causes of orchitis include mumps and other infection...

Pain: An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pa...

Pediatric: Pertaining to children.

Penile: Of or pertaining to the penis.

Penis: The external male sex organ. The penis contains two chambers, the corpora cavernosa...

Prescription: A physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or dev...

Prognosis: The forecast of the probable outcome or course of a disease; the patient's chan...

Prostate: A gland within the male reproductive system that is located just below the blad...

Prostate gland: A gland in the male reproductive system that is located just below the bla...

Resistance: Opposition to something, or the ability to withstand something. For example, s...

Scrotum: The pouch of skin that contains the testes, epididymides, and lower portions of t...

Sepsis: The presence of bacteria (bacteremia), other infectious organisms, or toxins creat...

Sperm: A sperm is the male "gamete" or sex cell. It combines with the female &qu...

STD: Sexually transmitted disease.

Surgery: The branch of medicine that employs operations in the treatment of disease or inj...

Testicles: The testicles (also called testes or gonads) are the male sex glands. They are ...

Trauma: A physical or emotional injury.

Tumor: An abnormal mass of tissue. Tumors are a classic sign of inflammation, and can be ...

Ultrasound: High-frequency sound waves. Ultra-sound waves can be bounced off tissues by us...

Urethra: The tube that leads from the bladder and transports and discharges urine outside ...

Urinalysis: A test that is done in order to analyze urine. Because toxins and excess fluid...

Urinary: Having to do with the function or anatomy of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, or ur...

Urinary tract: The organs of the body that produce, store, and discharge urine. These orga...

Urinary tract infection: An infection of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or urethra. Abbrevia...

Urine: Liquid waste produced by the kidneys. Urine is a clear, transparent fluid that norm...

Urologist: A physician who specializes in diseases of the urinary organs in females and th...

Vaccination: Injection of a killed microbe in order to stimulate the immune system against...

Vas deferens: The tube that connects the testes with the urethra. The vas deferens is a co...

Vibramycin: Brand name for doxycycline.

Viral: Of or pertaining to a virus. For example, if a person has a viral rash, the rash wa...

White blood cell: One of the cells the body makes to help fight infections. There are seve...

White blood cell count (leukocyte count): The number of white blood cells (WBCs) in the b...