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maldeˈscended, a. Med.
[f. mal- + descended ppl. a.]
Of a testis: not having descended all the way into the scrotum from the abdominal cavity during development of the fœtus, or having descended ectopically.
1908Ann. Surg. XLVIII. 321 (heading) Treatment of the undescended or maldescended testis. 1933Post-Graduate Med. Jrnl. IX. 248 There is a widespread..belief that if a young boy with a mal-descended testis is left alone the organ will drop..at puberty. 1936H. Bailey Dis. Testicle ii. 11 A maldescended testis is one which cannot be made to touch the bottom of the scrotum. 1962Lancet 19 May 1059/1 A few weeks ago we attempted to evaluate the dangers of malignancy arising in undescended and maldescended testes. |