Noun: cryptorchidism krip'tor-ki,di-zum
- Failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male foetus develops
"cryptorchidism may require surgical intervention to prevent complications";
- cryptorchidy, cryptorchism
Derived forms: cryptorchidisms
Type of: abnormalcy [US], abnormality
Encyclopedia: Cryptorchidism