cryptorchism

Definitions of cryptorchism
  1. noun
    failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops
    synonyms: cryptorchidism, cryptorchidy
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    types:
    monorchidism, monorchism
    failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum
    type of:
    abnormalcy, abnormality
    an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
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