cryptorchidism
cryptorchidism noun: the failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
Noun
cryptorchidism (usually uncountable, plural cryptorchidisms)
- 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].2013 January, Chloe B. Wilcox, Rachel D'Cruz, Andrew J.A. Holland, “Polyorchism in association with an undescended testis and testicular atrophy: Report of a unique case and review of the...
- 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.2025 November 13, Philip Oltermann, “Did Hitler really have a ‘micropenis’? The dubious documentary analysing the dictator’s DNA”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- undescended testis
Synonyms of cryptorchidism
Forms of cryptorchidism
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Origin of cryptorchidism
From cryptorchid + -ism.
Questions about cryptorchidism
- What does cryptorchidism mean?
- Cryptorchidism means the failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
- What part of speech is cryptorchidism?
- Cryptorchidism is a noun.
- What is the plural of cryptorchidism?
- The plural of cryptorchidism is cryptorchidisms.
Words near cryptorchidism in the dictionary
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