CRYPTORCHISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops

Synonyms:

cryptorchidism; cryptorchidy; cryptorchism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("cryptorchism" is a kind of...):

abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)

Meronyms (parts of "cryptorchism"):

undescended testicle; undescended testis (a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cryptorchism"):

monorchidism; monorchism (failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum)