monorchid

American  

[muh-nawr-kid] / məˈnɔr kɪd /

adjective

1. having or appearing to have only one testis.

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noun

1. a monorchid individual.

monorchid British  

/ ˈmɒnɔːkɪd /

adjective

1. having only one testicle

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noun

1. an animal or person with only one testicle

Etymology

Origin of monorchid

First recorded in 1820–30; New Latin monorchis (erroneous plural monorchides); mon-, orchid ( def. )

Example Sentences

Public Library wants your Monorchid and Frodus records.

From Washington Post

Monorchid, mo-nork′id, adj. having only one testicle.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

William Thomas Andrews was a dwarf seventeen years old, whose head measured in circumference 35 inches; from one external auditory meatus to another, 27 1/4 inches; from the chin over the cranial summit to the suboccipital protuberance, 37 1/2 inches; the distance from the chin to the pubes was 20 inches; and from the pubes to the soles of the feet, 16; he was a monorchid.

From Project Gutenberg

In one case a monorchid generated a cryptorchid child.

From Project Gutenberg