(n.) 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.
(n.) Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an orchid.
Example Sentences:
(1) On the other hand the orchi-epididymitis is very rare in paediatric age.
(2) The course of autoimmune aspermatogenic orchi-epididymitis, delayed hypersensitivity and humoral responses to autologous and allogeneic spermatozoa and to spermatozoa autoantigens S, P and T (isolated from a large pool of spermatozoa) were investigated after 1,2,3 or 4 weeks of evolution.
(3) Of these, 6 came on account of urological pathology: bilateral cryptorchidism, giant condylomata acuminata, acute pyelonephritis and three acute orchi-epididymitis.
(4) About the incidence and etiopathogenesis of orchi-epididymitis is reported the revision of the literature; in particular is described the condition of the urethro-vesical-deferential reflux causing a chemical or infective orchi-epididymitis.
(5) In boys, uretero-vas deferens anastomosis must be documented by vesiculo-deferentography when orchi-epididymitis or unilateral renal agenesis is demonstrated.
(6) Since this is a systemic disease, it is not uncommon to find brucella organisms in urine during acute infection however, it frequently presents with orchi-epididymitis (2-20%) and, rarely, with granulomas in the urinary tract.