cryptorchid
/ (krɪpˈtɔːkɪd) /
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noun
an animal or human in which the testes fail to descend into the scrotum
adjective
denoting or relating to such an individual
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Derived forms of cryptorchid
cryptorchidism, nounWord Origin for cryptorchid
from crypto- + orchid, from Greek orkhis testicle
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