cryptorchidism
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Cryptorchidism — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q53 … Wikipedia
cryptorchidism — [krip tôr′kiz΄əmkrip tôr′ki diz΄əm] n. a congenital condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum: also cryptorchism [krip tôr′kiz΄əm] cryptorchid [krip tôr′kid] n., adj … English World dictionary
Cryptorchidism — A condition in which one or both testicles fail to move from the abdomen, where they develop before birth, into the scrotum; also called undescended testicles. Boys who have had cryptorchidism that was not corrected in early childhood are at… … Medical dictionary
cryptorchidism — A condition in which one or both testicles fail to move from the abdomen, where they develop before birth, into the scrotum. Cryptorchidism may increase the risk for development of testicular cancer. Also called undescended testicles … English dictionary of cancer terms
cryptorchidism — also cryptorchism noun Date: circa 1882 a condition in which one or both testes fail to descend normally … New Collegiate Dictionary
cryptorchidism — cryptorchid, adj. /krip tawr ki diz euhm/, n. Pathol. failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum. Also, cryptorchism /krip tawr kiz euhm/. [1880 85; < NL cryptorchidismus, equiv. to crypt CRYPTO + orchid ( < Gk orchid ; see ORCHID) … Universalium
cryptorchidism — n. failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
cryptorchidism — noun Medicine a condition in which one or both of the testes fail to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum. Derivatives cryptorchid noun Origin C19: from crypto + Gk orkhis, orkhid testicle + ism … English new terms dictionary
cryptorchidism — cryp·tor·chi·dism … English syllables
cryptorchidism — cryptorchism; n. the condition in which the testes fail to descend into the scrotum and are retained within the abdomen or inguinal canal. The operation of orchidopexy is necessary to bring the testes into the scrotum before puberty in order to… … The new mediacal dictionary
