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cryptorchidism [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Genitals
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
CONT

Failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum (cryptorchidism) or an abnormality in the venous cooling mechanism (varicocele) impairs sperm production.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organes génitaux
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
DEF

Malformation caractérisée par l'absence d'un ou des deux testicules dans le scrotum, par suite de leur rétention dans la cavité abdominale ou dans le canal inguinal.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Órganos genitales
  • Reproducción (Medicina)
DEF

Defecto en el desarrollo de un ser humano, consiste en que un testículo no desciende desde el abdomen, donde se desarrolla antes del nacimiento, hasta el escroto.

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