Orchiditis
/ˌɔːrkɪˈdaɪtɪs/noun
Inflammation of one or both testicles.
Did you know?Despite looking like it belongs to orchids, orchiditis comes from Greek orkhis, meaning “testicle,” the same root that gave English orchid and orchitis.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ὄρχις (órkhis)
“testicle”
New Latin
Latin
orchid-
“combining form from Greek, used in medical and botanical terms”
19th Century
English
orchiditis
“inflammation of the testicle”
Modern English
English
orchiditis
“inflammation of one or both testicles”
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