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undescended testicles

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009044

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009044
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymscryptorchidism
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "undescended testicles",
  "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. Undescended testicles may increase the risk for development of testicular cancer. Also called cryptorchidism.",
  "synonyms": [
    "cryptorchidism"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/undescended-testicles/"
}

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