| orchiococcus | An old term for any Gram-negative diplococcus that resembles the gonococcus but is more easily cultivated on ordinary media; it is sometimes found in vaginal secretions. Such bacteria are now classified as species of Neisseria, along with N. Gonorrhoeae. Origin: orchio-+ G. Kokkos, berry (coccus) (05 Mar 2000) |
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| orchiodynia | Synonym: orchialgia. Origin: orchi-+ G. Odyne, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchioncus | A neoplasm of the testis. Origin: orchio-+ G. Onkos, bulk, mass (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchioneuralgia | Synonym: orchialgia. Origin: orchio-+ G. Neuron, nerve, + algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchiopathy | Disease of a testis. Origin: orchio-+ G. Pathos, suffering (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchiopexy | Surgical treatment of an undescended testicle by freeing it and implanting it into the scrotum. Synonym: cryptorchidopexy, orchidorraphy, orchiorrhaphy. Origin: orchio-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchioplasty | Surgical reconstruction of the testis. Origin: orchio-+ G. Plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchiorrhaphy | Synonym: orchiopexy. Origin: orchio-+ G. Rhaphe, a suture (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchiotherapy | Treatment with testicular extracts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchiotomy | Incision into a testis. Synonym: orchotomy. Origin: orchio-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchis | Origin: L, fr. Gr. A testicle, the orchis; so called from its tubers. 1. <botany> A genus of endogenous plants growing in the North Temperate zone, and consisting of about eighty species. They are perennial herbs growing from a tuber (beside which is usually found the last year's tuber also), and are valued for their showy flowers. See Orchidaceous. 2. <botany> Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an orchid. The common names, such as bee orchis, fly orchis, butterfly orchis, etc, allude to the peculiar form of the flower. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| orchitic | Denoting orchitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchitis | <pathology> Inflammation of a testis. The disease is marked by pain, swelling and a feeling of weight. It may occur idiopathically or it may be associated with conditions such as mumps, gonorrhoea, filarial disease, syphilis or tuberculosis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| orchitis parotidea | Orchitis associated with mumps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchitis variolosa | Orchitis complicating smallpox. (05 Mar 2000) |