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triorchism

triorchism noun: the condition of having three testicles.

Noun

triorchism (uncountable)

  1. The condition of having three testicles.
    • Our patient seemed to have had triorchism, with a Leung type D supernumerary testis on the left side.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:
    triorchidism

Synonyms of triorchism

Origin of triorchism

From tri- + orch(id) + -ism, equivalent to triorch(id) + -ism.

Questions about triorchism

What does triorchism mean?
Triorchism means the condition of having three testicles.
What part of speech is triorchism?
Triorchism is a noun.

Words near triorchism in the dictionary

  1. triopsid
  2. triopsids
  3. trior
  4. triorchid
  5. triorchidism
  6. triorchism
  7. triors
  8. trios
  9. triose
  10. triose phosphate
  11. triose phosphates

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