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undescended

undescended adjective: not descended.

Adjective

undescended (not comparable)

  1. Not descended.
    • For example, up to 7 percent of boys are now born with undescended testicles, although this often self-corrects over time.2009 June 28, Nicholas D. Kristof, “It’s Time to Learn From Frogs”, in New York Times

Origin of undescended

From un- + descended.

Words formed from undescended

Phrases with undescended

Questions about undescended

What does undescended mean?
Undescended means not descended.
What part of speech is undescended?
Undescended is an adjective.

Words near undescended in the dictionary

  1. underyoked
  2. underyokes
  3. underyoking
  4. underzeal
  5. undescaled
  6. undescended
  7. undescended testes
  8. undescended testis
  9. undescribability
  10. undescribable
  11. undescribableness

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