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crypt·or·chism (kr

p-tôr

m) also crypt·or·chi·dism (-k

-d

A developmental defect marked by the failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum.

[From New Latin cryptorchidismus, from Greek kruptorkhos, having undescended testicles : crypt(o)- + orkhis, orkhid-, testicle.]

crypt·orchid n.

cryptorchid [krɪpˈtɔːkɪd]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) an animal or human in which the testes fail to descend into the scrotum

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) denoting or relating to such an individual

[from crypto- + orchid, from Greek orkhis testicle]

cryptorchidism n

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