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polyorchidism

polyorchidism noun: the medical condition of having more than two testicles.

Noun

polyorchidism (uncountable)

  1. The medical condition of having more than two testicles.
    • Several classification systems have been proposed for polyorchidism, based either on the level of division of the urogenital ridge [1], [3] or, more recently, by reference to the anatomical arrangement and location of the testis, epididymis and vas deferens [1], [4].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...
    Synonyms:
    polyorchism

Synonyms of polyorchidism

Origin of polyorchidism

From polyorchid + -ism.

Questions about polyorchidism

What does polyorchidism mean?
Polyorchidism means the medical condition of having more than two testicles.
What part of speech is polyorchidism?
Polyorchidism is a noun.

Words near polyorchidism in the dictionary

  1. polyopsony
  2. polyoptrum
  3. polyorama
  4. polyoramas
  5. polyorchid
  6. polyorchidism
  7. polyorchism
  8. polyorganic
  9. polyorganosiloxane
  10. polyornithine
  11. polyorogenic

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