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cryptorchidism

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002154

A condition in which one or both testicles fail to move from the abdomen, where they develop before birth, into the scrotum. Cryptorchidism may increase the risk for development of testicular cancer. Also called undescended testicles.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002154
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsundescended testicles
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002154",
  "term": "cryptorchidism",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A condition in which one or both testicles fail to move from the abdomen, where they develop before birth, into the scrotum. Cryptorchidism may increase the risk for development of testicular cancer. Also called undescended testicles.",
  "synonyms": [
    "undescended testicles"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/cryptorchidism/"
}

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