cryptorchidism

[ krip-tawr-ki-diz-uhm ]

noun

, Pathology.

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

Other Words From

• cryp·torchid adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cryptorchidism¹

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