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cryptorchidism

[ krip-tawr-ki-diz-uhm ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.

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Other Words From

  • cryp·torchid adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cryptorchidism1

1880–85; < New Latin cryptorchidismus, equivalent to crypt- crypto- + orchid- (< Greek orchid-; orchid ) + -ismus -ism

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