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n. - Failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops.

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  • Gene expression profiles offer unprecedented insight into the diverse alterations that occur in cryptorchidism.
  • I read about hyperadrenocorticism and feminizing testes and something called cryptorchidism, which applied to me.
  • This condition, called cryptorchidism, is known to be a risk factor for poor semen quality and a greater risk of testicular cancer.
  • But there is the curious fact that when the descent is not normal and complete, in what is called cryptorchidism, the organs are always sterile.
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