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cryptorchidism


crypt·or·chi·dism

noun \-kə-ˌdi-zəm\

Definition of CRYPTORCHIDISM

: a condition in which one or both testes fail to descend normally

Variants of CRYPTORCHIDISM

crypt·or·chi·dism also crypt·or·chism \-ˌki-zəm\

First Known Use of CRYPTORCHIDISM

circa 1882

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