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Meaning of maldescent | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The incomplete descent of the testicles.

uncountable

Examples

“With the male infant it is, no doubt, attributable either to a maldescent of the testes, to phymosis, or to a partial atresia of the urethra.”
“The significance of a gliding testes, he suggests, is that these represent the best candidates for hormonal treatment of maldescent.”
“Atresia of the ductal system, particularly of epididymis and vas deferens is a common association of testicular maldescent.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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