Cryptorchidism Definition
krĭp-tôrkĭ-dĭzəm
noun
A congenital condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- cryptorchism
- cryptorchidy
Other Word Forms of Cryptorchidism
Noun
Singular:
cryptorchidism
Plural:
cryptorchidismsOrigin of Cryptorchidism
From New Latin cryptorchidismus from Greek kruptorkhos having undescended testicles crypt(o)– orkhis orkhid- testicle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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cryptorchid + -ism.
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