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cryptorchidism

[ krip-tawr-ki-diz-uhm ]

noun

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


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦°ù²â±è·³Ù´Ç°ùc³ó¾±»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cryptorchidism1

1880–85; < New Latin cryptorchidismus, equivalent to crypt- crypto- + orchid- (< Greek orchid-; orchid ) + -ismus -ism
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Recently panthers living in Florida experienced a similar problem with inbreeding, including the kinked tails and cryptorchidism.

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“The really interesting, and worrying, thing,†Riley said, “is that they saw the same type of kinked tails and cryptorchidism†among Florida panthers.

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The almost 7-year-old buck had unusual velvet antlers and was confirmed to have cryptorchidism, a condition that randomly occurs in whitetails causing them to present characteristics of both male and female deer, the agency explained.

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But there is the curious fact that when the descent is not normal and complete, in what is called cryptorchidism, the organs are always sterile.

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