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Preferred term

Cryptorchidism  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Cryptorchidism, Unilateral Or Bilateral
  • Cryptorchism
  • Testes, Undescended
  • Testis, Undescended
  • Undescended Testes
  • Undescended Testis

Scope note

  • A developmental defect in which a TESTIS or both TESTES failed to descend from high in the ABDOMEN to the bottom of the SCROTUM. Testicular descent is essential to normal SPERMATOGENESIS which requires temperature lower than the BODY TEMPERATURE. Cryptorchidism can be subclassified by the location of the maldescended testis.

History note

  • 95; was CRYPTORCHISM 1963-94

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • cryptorchidismus
  • kiveksen laskeutumattomuus
  • kivesretentio
  • kryptorkia
  • kryptorkidismi
  • kryptorkismi
  • laskeutumaton kives
  • laskeutumattomat kivekset
  • määrittämätön kiveksen tai kivesten laskeutumattomuus
  • piilokivekset
  • piilokives
  • retentio testis
  • retentio testis non specificata
  • retentio testium non specificata
  • Swedish

  • Abdominell kryptorkism
  • Bilateral kryptorkism
  • Retentio testis
  • Testisretention
  • Unilateral kryptorkism

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003456

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