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cryptorchidism

krip-TOR-kih-dizm

StatusNew

Definition

Undescended testicle

PathologyReproductive

Breakdown

Prefix

crypt/o

hidden

Root

orchid/o

testis

Etymology

Greek: crypt/o (hidden) + orchid/o (testis) + -ism (condition)

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Related Terms

orchidectomy
or-kih-DEK-toh-mee
Procedure

Surgical removal of one or both testicles

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