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cryptorchidism

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krip tôr′ki diz′əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cryp•tor•chi•dism  (krip tôr′ki diz′əm),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyfailure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
Also, cryp•tor•chism  (krip tôr′kiz əm).USA pronunciation 
  • Greek orchid-; see orchid) + -ismus -ism
  • Neo-Latin cryptorchidismus, equivalent. to crypt- crypto- + orchid- (
  • 1880–85
cryp•tor′chid, adj. 

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