Orchitis is:
A. a meatus opening on the dorsal side of the glans or shaft.
B. hard, subcutaneous plaques associated with painful bending of the erect penis.
C. a circumscribed collection of serous fluid in the tunica vaginalis surrounding the testes.
D. an acute inflammation of the testes.
Answer: D. an acute inflammation of the testes.
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