Meanings
nounepididymitis (usually uncountable, plural epididymites or epididymitides)
plural epididymites · plural epididymitides
- uncountableusuallymedicineinflammation of the epididymis
Origin
From epididymo- + -itis (“inflammation”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch epididymitis
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Finnish lisäkivestulehdus
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French épididymite
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Italian epididimite
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Persian اپیدیدیمیت
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Portuguese epididimite
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Romanian epididimită
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Russian эпидидими́т
- эпидидими́т (epididimít)Translations
Spanish epididimitis
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Turkish epididimit
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Cite this entry
APA
epididymitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epididymitis
MLA
“epididymitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epididymitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epididymitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epididymitis.
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