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

Medical definitions for cryptorchism

cryptorchism
[ krĭp-tôr′kĭz′əm ]

n.

A developmental defect marked by failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum.