noun
- a medical condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum before birth or during early childhood.
Usage: medical/clinical term; also called undescended testicle or cryptorchidia
Examples
- The pediatrician diagnosed cryptorchidism during the newborn's physical examination.
- Cryptorchidism may require surgical correction if the testicle does not descend naturally by age one.
- Boys with untreated cryptorchidism have an increased risk of infertility and testicular cancer.
- The surgeon performed a procedure to correct the patient's cryptorchidism.
- Early detection of cryptorchidism is important for preventing long-term complications.