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monorchidism

[muh-nawr-ki-diz-uh m]
noun Pathology.
  1. a prenatal or postnatal condition in which one testis is absent or has not descended into the scrotum.
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Also mo·nor·chism [muh-nawr-kiz-uh m] /məˈnɔr kɪz əm/.

Origin of monorchidism

First recorded in 1860–65; monorchid + -ism
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monorchism in Medicine

monorchism

(mŏn-ôr′kĭz′əm)
n.
  1. A condition in which only one testis is apparent, the other being absent or undescended.
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Related formsmon′or•chid′ic null adj.
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