Cryptorchidism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum. uncountable, usually

    "Other publications report a similar rate of 4–7%, but emphasize the influence of cryptorchidism, with which polyorchidism has been closely associated and which independently conveys an increased risk of testicular dysplasia [6], [9]."

  2. 2
    failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops wordnet

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cryptorchidycryptorchidycryptorchiscryptorchismundescended testis

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"Other publications report a similar rate of 4–7%, but emphasize the influence of cryptorchidism, with which polyorchidism has been closely associated and which independently conveys an increased risk of testicular dysplasia [6], [9]."

Etymology

From cryptorchid + -ism.

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