epididymitis
MONDO:0004779Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names epididymitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0004779), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- Located in (Mondo)
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: epididymitis
- Also called
- epididymalepididymisepididymitis (disease)