cryptorchidism

[ krip-tawr-ki-diz-uh m ]
/ krɪpˈtɔr kɪˌdɪz əm /

noun Pathology.

failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
Also cryp·tor·chism [krip-tawr-kiz-uh m] /krɪpˈtɔr kɪz əm/.

Origin of cryptorchidism

1880–85; < New Latin cryptorchidismus, equivalent to crypt- crypto- + orchid- (< Greek orchid-; see orchid) + -ismus -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM cryptorchidism

cryp·tor·chid, adjective

Words nearby cryptorchidism

cryptophyte, cryptopodia, cryptoporticus, cryptorchid, cryptorchidectomy, cryptorchidism, cryptorchidopexy, cryptorchism, cryptosporidiosis, cryptosporidium, cryptosystem

British Dictionary definitions for cryptorchid

cryptorchid
/ (krɪpˈtɔːkɪd) /

noun

an animal or human in which the testes fail to descend into the scrotum

adjective

denoting or relating to such an individual

Derived forms of cryptorchid

cryptorchidism, noun

Word Origin for cryptorchid

from crypto- + orchid, from Greek orkhis testicle