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cryptorchidy

cryptorchidy

9.9
A condition in which one or both testicles do not move down into the scrotum before birth
  • noun
  • /ˌkrɪpˈtɔrkɪdi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : criptorquidia
  • The pediatrician diagnosed the infant with cryptorchidy after discovering only one testis in the scrotum.

Examples

  • Untreated cryptorchidy can increase the risk of infertility and testicular cancer later in life.

  • Many infants are treated for cryptorchidy each year.

  • Surgical intervention may be necessary to correct cryptorchidy if the testes do not descend naturally.

  • The doctor diagnosed him with cryptorchidy.

  • Surgical intervention may be necessary to correct cryptorchidy if the testes do not descend naturally.

  • The pediatrician diagnosed the infant with cryptorchidy after discovering only one testis in the scrotum.

  • Untreated cryptorchidy can increase the risk of infertility and testicular cancer later in life.

Synonyms

cryptorchidism
vscryptorchidy
  • Specialized
1 9.9

One or both testicles do not move down into the scrotum before birth

is an alternative spelling or variant form of the same medical term
cryptorchism
vscryptorchidy
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition where one or both testicles stay inside the body instead of moving into the scrotum before birth

is an alternative, less common form with identical medical meaning

Surface Forms

cryptorchidy singular
cryptorchidies plural

Morphology

cryptorchidy = cryptorchid (opaque) = crypt + orchid + y

The parts are specialised Greek combining forms used in medical terminology and are not transparently meaningful to average learners.

Etymology

Cryptorchidy comes from Greek parts crypt- meaning 'hidden', as in cryptic, and orch- meaning 'testicle'. So it literally means 'hidden testicle', which explains the medical condition when a testis does not move down into the scrotum.