Definition of Cryptorchidy

1. Noun. Failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops.

Exact synonyms: Cryptorchidism, Cryptorchism
Terms within: Undescended Testicle, Undescended Testis
Specialized synonyms: Monorchidism, Monorchism
Generic synonyms: Abnormalcy, Abnormality

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryptorchidy

cryptopine
cryptopines
cryptopodia
cryptoporticus
cryptoprocessing
cryptoprocessor
cryptoprocessors
cryptoprotocols
cryptopyrrole
cryptorchidisms
cryptorchidopexy
cryptorchids
cryptorchidy (current term)
cryptorchism
cryptorchisms
cryptos
cryptoscope
cryptospora
cryptosporidia
cryptosporidium
cryptosystem
cryptosystems
cryptotomography
cryptoxanthin

Literary usage of Cryptorchidy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association by American Veterinary Medical Association. (1916)
"CARCINOMA AND cryptorchidy IN THE HORSE [Mr. Bon- nigal].—Cryptorchid heavy draught horse, 12-year-old, is killed for butchery. ..."

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