Failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops [syn: cryptorchidy , cryptorchism ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum

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Cryptorchidism is the absence of one or both testes from the scrotum . It is the most common birth defect of the male genitals. About 3% of full-term and 30% of premature infant boys are born with at least one undescended testis . However, about 80% of ...