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    CRYPTORCHIDY

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus developsplay

    Synonyms:

    cryptorchidism; cryptorchidy; cryptorchism

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("cryptorchidy" is a kind of...):

    abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)

    Meronyms (parts of "cryptorchidy"):

    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 "cryptorchidy"):

    monorchidism; monorchism (failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum)

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