undescended
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- adjective
- /ˌʌndɪˈsɛndɪd/
- Specialized
:
no descendido
- Research studies have shown the following may make testicular cancer more likely: an undescended testicle (cryptorchidism).
- undescended testis
And So what they tend to have is a smaller penis, less descent of the testes, more likely to have undescended testicles.
- And So what they tend to have is a smaller penis, less descent of the testes, more likely to have undescended testicles.
Examples
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They were just undescended.
Fiction book (1994) -
Doctors recommend surgery for an undescended testicle to avoid complications later in life.
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Until I was ten, I had an... undescended testicle.
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You have an undescended testicle.
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And So what they tend to have is a smaller penis, less descent of the testes, more likely to have undescended testicles.
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Her fingers lost in the swollen vagina, brushing a lanuginous patch of undescended skull.
Fiction book (1995) -
Did Elvis's tooth or Edgar Allan Poe's undescended testicle come up for auction?
Blog text (33) -
An investigation at that point will invariably reveal that these "girls" are in fact genetically male, that they have undescended testicles, and that neither the uterus nor the ovaries are present.
Academic text (2002) -
An undescended testicle can lead to fertility issues if not treated promptly.
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Many parents are concerned when they find out their child has an undescended testicle.
Compounds
- Specialized
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A testicle that does not move down into the scrotum before birth
- Specialized
A testis that does not move into the scrotum before birth and stays in the abdomen or groin
Surface Forms
Morphology
undescended = descended (transparent) = un + descend + ed
Formed by negating the past participle 'descended' with the productive prefix 'un-', yielding a straightforward 'not descended' meaning.
Etymology
Undescended starts with un- meaning 'not' and the part descend meaning 'to go down'. So, an undescended testicle is one that did not move down to its normal place and stays in the belly instead of the scrotum.