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monorchidism
mo·nor·chid·ism
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məˈnɔr
kɪˌdɪz
əm
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noun
Pathology
.
a prenatal or postnatal condition in
which
one testis is absent or has not descended into the scrotum.
Also,
mo·nor·chism
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əm
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Origin:
1860–65;
monorchid
+
-ism
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monorchidism
noun
failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum [syn:
monorchism
]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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