maldescent
nounEtymology
From mal- + descent.
Definitions
The incomplete descent of the testicles.
- With the male infant it is, no doubt, attributable either to a maldescent of the testes, to phymosis, or to a partial atresia of the urethra.
- The significance of a gliding testes, he suggests, is that these represent the best candidates for hormonal treatment of maldescent.
- Atresia of the ductal system, particularly of epididymis and vas deferens is a common association of testicular maldescent.
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