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CRYPTORCHIDISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops
Synonyms:
cryptorchidism; cryptorchidy; cryptorchism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("cryptorchidism" is a kind of...):
abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
Meronyms (parts of "cryptorchidism"):
undescended testicle; undescended testis (a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cryptorchidism"):
monorchidism; monorchism (failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum)
