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cryptorchidism

DEFINITIONS OF: cryptorchidism

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n failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops

Synonyms:
cryptorchidy, cryptorchism
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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