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Failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops
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cryptorchidism
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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 ...
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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
Usage examples of cryptorchidism.
I read about hyperadrenocorticism and feminizing testes and something called cryptorchidism, which applied to me.