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crypt·or·chi·dism

 (krĭp-tôr′kĭ-dĭz′əm) also crypt·or·chism (-kĭz′əm)
n.
A developmental defect marked by the failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum.
[From New Latin cryptorchidismus, from Greek kruptorkhos, having undescended testicles : crypt(o)- + orkhis, orkhid-, testicle.]
crypt·or′chid n.
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cryptorchid

(krɪpˈtɔːkɪd)
n
(Anatomy) an animal or human in which the testes fail to descend into the scrotum
adj
(Anatomy) denoting or relating to such an individual
[from crypto- + orchid, from Greek orkhis testicle]
crypˈtorchidˌism, crypˈtorchism n
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Although it commonly spreads to the regional lymph nodes, liver and lungs, it may also metastasize to unusual sites, such as paranasal sinuses and cryptorchid testis (5).
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