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Definition of Monorchidism
1. Noun. Failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum.
Definition of Monorchidism
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Monorchidism
1. A condition in which only one testis is apparent, the other being absent or undescended. Synonym: monorchia, monorchidism. Origin: mono-+ G. Orchis, testis (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monorchidism
Literary usage of Monorchidism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Surgery, Its Principles and Practice by William Williams Keen (1908)
"Launois reports several cases of monorchidism associated with marked arrested
development of the corresponding lobe of the prostate and of the seminal ..."
2. The British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review, Or, Quarterly Journal of (1857)
"... 'On monorchidism and Cryptorchidism.' ' The Mechanism of the Gubernaculum
Testis,' forms the subject of an Edinburgh Prize Essay, by Dr. Cleland. ..."
3. Impotence and Sterility: With Aberrations of the Sexual Function and Sex by George Frank Lydston (1917)
"Cryptorchidism or monorchidism, with imperfect development of the penis. 5.
Excessive redundancy of the prepuce, with phimosis. 6. Congenital tumors of the ..."
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