varicocele
MONDO:0001498Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names varicocele yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A condition characterized by the dilated tortuous veins of the spermatic cord with a marked left-sided predominance. Adverse effect on male fertility occurs when varicocele leads to an increased scrotal (and testicular) temperature and reduced testicular volume.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0001498), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: varicocele
- Also called
- scrotal varicesscrotum varicose diseasevaricose disease of scrotum