monorchismn.
/məˈnɔːkɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /məˈnɔrˌkɪz(ə)m/ Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
= monorchidism n.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [noun] > of genitalia
hypospadias1855
monorchidism1860
monorchism1874
anorchism1883
anorchia1890
synorchism1898
eunuchoidism1912
hypogenitalism1917
anorchidism1918
1874 Dunglison's Med. Lexicon (rev. ed.) Monorchis, one who has only one testicle. The condition is Monorchidia.., Monorchism, Unilateral anorchism.
1976 Jrnl. Clin. Endocrinol. & Metabolism 42 52 Levels of testosterone..were similar in patients with unilateral cryptorchidism, monorchism and hypospadias.
1999 Daily Tel. 28 Oct. 31/3 To understand the true Hitler..it was above all necessary to come to grips with the Führer's monorchism, which would inevitably have left him with deep insecurities about his masculinity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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