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cryptorchism
crypt·or·chism
noun A developmental defect marked by the failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum.
Origin: From New Latin cryptorchidismus, from Greek kruptorkhos, having undescended testicles : crypt(o)- + orkhis, orkhid-, testicle.
Related Forms:
- cryptorchid crypt·orˈchid noun
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