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cryptorchidism

[ krip-tawr-ki-diz-uhm ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.


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Other Words From

  • cryp·torchid adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cryptorchidism1

1880–85; < New Latin cryptorchidismus, equivalent to crypt- crypto- + orchid- (< Greek orchid-; orchid ) + -ismus -ism
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Example Sentences

Recently panthers living in Florida experienced a similar problem with inbreeding, including the kinked tails and cryptorchidism.

“The really interesting, and worrying, thing,” Riley said, “is that they saw the same type of kinked tails and cryptorchidism” among Florida panthers.

The almost 7-year-old buck had unusual velvet antlers and was confirmed to have cryptorchidism, a condition that randomly occurs in whitetails causing them to present characteristics of both male and female deer, the agency explained.

But there is the curious fact that when the descent is not normal and complete, in what is called cryptorchidism, the organs are always sterile.

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