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cryptorchism

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.

From cryptorch(id) + -ism.

cryptorchisms (plural)

cryptorchid monorchism polyorchism

What does cryptorchism mean?: The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
Where does cryptorchism come from?: From cryptorch(id) + -ism.

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