English > undescended testicle: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | A testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops. |
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| Example | "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer" |
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| Synonym | undescended testis |
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| Part of | cryptorchidy, cryptorchidism, cryptorchism | failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops |
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| Broader | testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg | One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens |
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| Adjectives | undescended | (of the testis) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending into the scrotum |
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