cryptorchidism

English

Etymology

From cryptorchid +‎ -ism.

Noun

cryptorchidism (usually uncountable, plural cryptorchidisms)

1. (andrology) The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
   • 2013 January, Chloe B. Wilcox, Rachel D'Cruz, Andrew J.A. Holland, “Polyorchism in association with an undescended testis and testicular atrophy: Report of a unique case and review of the literature”, in Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, volume 1, number 1, →DOI, page e7:

     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].

Related terms

• monorchidism
• polyorchidism

Translations

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

• Catalan: criptorquídia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 隱睪／隐睾 (zh) (yǐngāo), 隱睪症／隐睾症 (zh) (yǐngāozhèng)

• Finnish: piilokiveksisyys (fi), kryptorkia
• French: cryptorchidie (fr) f
• Greek: κρυψορχία (el) f (krypsorchía)
• Hebrew: טמירות אשכים, אשך טמיר
• Italian: criptorchidismo (it) m
• Polish: wnętrostwo n
• Portuguese: criptorquia f, criptorquidia f
• Russian: крипторхизм (ru) (kriptorxizm)
• Spanish: criptorquidia f

Further reading

• cryptorchidism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia