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undescended testicle
un·de·scend·ed testicle U0063300 (ŭn′dĭ-sĕn′dĭd)n. A testicle that has remained within the inguinal canal and has not descended to the scrotum.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | undescended testicle - a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops; "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer"undescended testisballock, bollock, testicle, testis, orchis, egg, ball, nut - one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"cryptorchidism, cryptorchidy, cryptorchism - failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops | EncyclopediaSeeCryptorchidismundescended testicle
undescended testicle (ŭn′dĭ-sĕn′dĭd)n. A testicle that has remained within the inguinal canal and has not descended to the scrotum.undescended testicle Cryptorchidism, see there. undescended testicle A testicle that has remained in the abdomen, where testicles normally develop, or in the inguinal canal by which they normally descended to the SCROTUM. Undescended testicles do not become fertile and are more than normally prone to cancer later in life. For these reasons it is wise to have an undescended testicle brought down in childhood.Undescended testicleA testicle that is still in the groin and has not made its way into the scrotum.Mentioned in: Hypogonadismundescended testicle
Synonyms for undescended testiclenoun a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus developsSynonymsRelated Words- ballock
- bollock
- testicle
- testis
- orchis
- egg
- ball
- nut
- cryptorchidism
- cryptorchidy
- cryptorchism
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