cryptorchismn.
/krɪpˈtɔːkɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /krɪpˈtɔrkɪz(ə)m/ Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
= cryptorchidism n.
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1854 W. E. Swaine tr. C. von Rokitansky Man. Pathol. Anat. I. iv. 62 In the male it is necessarily associated with the last-mentioned vice of formation, that is, with hypospadiasis, frequently also with cryptorchism.
1889 H. Ashby & G. A. Wright Dis. Children 481 In some instances the organs are permanently retained within the abdomen (cryptorchism).
1951 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 82 8/1 The etiology of cryptorchism is indefinite since no one explanation fits all cases.
1998 M. Pitts in M. Pitts & K. Phillips Psychol. of Health (ed. 2) xiv. 274 The major risk factor for testicular cancer is cryptorchism (undescended testis).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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