cryptorchidism

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Definition of cryptorchidism

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
    “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].”
    “In them, an examining doctor certified Hitler with a “right-side cryptorchidism” – not quite the missing ball of the British second world war song, but an undescended right testicle.”

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Etymology

From cryptorchid + -ism.

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