Concept information
Preferred term
Varicocele
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Scope note
- 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.
In other languages
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Finnish
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kiveskohju
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kiveslaskimon suonikohju
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kiveslaskimon suonikohjut
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kivespussin suonikohjut
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kivessuonikohju
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siemennuorapunoksen suonikohju
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varicer i skrotum
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varices scrotales
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varicocele
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Swedish
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Varikocele
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014646
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