cryptorchism
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cryptorchism — noun see cryptorchidism … New Collegiate Dictionary
cryptorchism — crypt·or·chism (krĭp tôrʹkĭz əm) also crypt·or·chi·dism ( kĭ dĭz əm) 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… … Universalium
cryptorchism — n. failure of the testicles to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum during development … English contemporary dictionary
cryptorchism — cryp·tor·chism … English syllables
cryptorchism — cryptorchidism … The new mediacal dictionary
cryptorchism — noun failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops • Syn: ↑cryptorchidy, ↑cryptorchidism • Hypernyms: ↑abnormality, ↑abnormalcy • Hyponyms: ↑monorchism, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cryptorchidism — cryptorchism; n. the condition in which the testes fail to descend into the scrotum and are retained within the abdomen or inguinal canal. The operation of orchidopexy is necessary to bring the testes into the scrotum before puberty in order to… … The new mediacal dictionary
Cryptorchidism — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q53 … Wikipedia
Azoospermia — Not to be confused with aspermia, which refers to the absence of semen in a male. Azoospermia Classification and external resources Semen analysis revealing no sperm cells and multiple white blood cells … Wikipedia
cryptorchidism — cryptorchid, adj. /krip tawr ki diz euhm/, n. Pathol. failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum. Also, cryptorchism /krip tawr kiz euhm/. [1880 85; < NL cryptorchidismus, equiv. to crypt CRYPTO + orchid ( < Gk orchid ; see ORCHID) … Universalium
