cryptorchidism

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolcriptorquidia

Françaiscryptorchidie

Portuguêscriptorquia criptorquidia

7 more languages

Catalàcriptorquídia

Ελληνικάκρυψορχία

Suomipiilokiveksisyys

Bahasa Indonesiasanglir

Italianocriptorchidismo

Polskiwnętrostwo

Русскийкрипторхизм

Examples

“Other publications report ⟳ a similar rate of 4–7%, but emphasize the influence ⟳ of cryptorchidism, with which polyorchidism has been closely associated and which independently conveys an increased risk ⟳ of testicular dysplasia [6], [9].”

“In them, an examining doctor certified Hitler with a “right-side cryptorchidism” – not quite the missing ball of the British second world war song, but an undescended right testicle.”

CEFR level

C2

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See also

cryptorchis cryptorchism cryptorhynchine cryptoscope cryptoscopy cryptosecurity

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