Definition of undescended in English:
undescended
adjectiveʌndɪˈsɛndɪdˌəndəˈsendəd
Medicine (of a testicle) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending normally into the scrotum.
Example sentencesExamples
- Watchful waiting is not an option because true undescended testicles rarely descend spontaneously after three months of age.
- Cryptorchidism, or undescended testicle, is usually diagnosed during the newborn examination.
- When I was 10 years old I had an operation to correct an undescended testicle.
- The main risk factor appears to be having had an undescended testicle, where the testicle fails to reach its proper position within the scrotum naturally.
- An operation may be needed to correct this if the testicles remain undescended at 6-12 months.