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adjective
Date: 1701
retained within the inguinal region rather than descending into the scrotum <an undescended testis>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
undescended
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undescended — [un΄dē sen′dəd] adj. designating a testicle, usually sterile, that remains in the abdominal area at birth rather than descending normally into the scrotum during pregnancy … English World dictionary
undescended — un·de·scend·ed .ən di sen dəd adj retained within the iliac region rather than descending into the scrotum <an undescended testis> … Medical dictionary
undescended testicle — noun a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer • Syn: ↑undescended testis • Hypernyms: ↑testis, ↑testicle, ↑orchis, ↑ball, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
undescended testis — noun a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer • Syn: ↑undescended testicle • Hypernyms: ↑testis, ↑testicle, ↑orchis, ↑ball, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
undescended testicles — A condition in which one or both testicles fail to move from the abdomen, where they develop before birth, into the scrotum. Undescended testicles may increase the risk for development of testicular cancer. Also called cryptorchidism … English dictionary of cancer terms
undescended — adj. * * * … Universalium
undescended — adjective Not descended … Wiktionary
undescended — adjective Medicine (of a testicle) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending normally into the scrotum … English new terms dictionary
undescended — un·descended … English syllables
undescended — un de•scend′ed adj … From formal English to slang
