monorchidism

9.9

Only one testicle sits in the pouch of skin under the penis while the other stays inside the body

noun
/ˌmɒnɔrˈkɪdɪzəm/

Specialized

: monorquidia

Treatment for monorchidism may involve surgery to locate and correct the undescended testis.

Examples

The veterinarian diagnosed the dog with monorchidism after discovering only one testis in the scrotum.
Monorchidism is less common than the complete failure of both testes to descend.
He has monorchidism.
Don't worry about monorchidism!
The veterinarian diagnosed the dog with monorchidism after discovering only one testis in the scrotum.
Treatment for monorchidism may involve surgery to locate and correct the undescended testis.
Monorchidism is less common than the complete failure of both testes to descend.

Synonyms

monorchism

vsmonorchidism

Specialized

9.9

A condition of having only one testicle because the other did not move into the scrotum

focuses on one testis descending while the other remains undescended

Surface Forms

monorchidism singular

monorchidisms plural

Morphology

monorchidism = monorchid (opaque) = mono + orchid + ism

The noun is formed with the regular medical suffix '-ism', but its core meaning depends on the specialized combining form 'orchid-' meaning 'testis', which is not transparent to most learners.

Etymology

The word monorchidism breaks into mono- meaning 'one' and orchid from a Greek word for 'testicle', which also gave the flower its English name 'orchid'. So monorchidism means 'one testicle' and describes the medical condition when only one testis has moved into the scrotum.