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cryptorchid

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crypt·or·chism  (krp-tôrkzm) also crypt·or·chi·dism (-k-dzm)
n.
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]
n
(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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Each run contained blood samples of both cryptorchid and healthy boys from both Finland and Denmark to minimize any effect of interassay variation.
Paul Tucker, 26, of Dallas, and Jonathan Taylor, 27, also of Morgantown, were strolling through the mall, killing time before their band, Cryptorchid Chipmunk, had to be in Hollywood to perform.
Moreover, even individuals who were temporarily cryptorchid during infancy face an increased risk of fertility problems in adulthood, Sharpe notes.
 
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