loading...| Preferred Name |
cryptorchidism |
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| Synonyms |
undescended testicle undescended testis undescended testicles undescended testes cryptorchidism (disease) cryptorchism cryptorchidism cryptorchidism, unilateral or bilateral |
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| Definitions |
The failure of one or both testes of a male fetus to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum during the late part of pregnancy. If not surgically corrected in early childhood, males may be at increased risk for testicular cancer later in life. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0009047 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
undescended testicle undescended testis undescended testicles undescended testes cryptorchidism (disease) cryptorchism cryptorchidism |
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| has_related_synonym |
cryptorchidism, unilateral or bilateral |
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| IAO_0000589 |
cryptorchidism (disease) |
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| label |
cryptorchidism |
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| prefixIRI |
MONDO:0009047 |
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| prefLabel |
cryptorchidism |
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| textual definition |
The failure of one or both testes of a male fetus to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum during the late part of pregnancy. If not surgically corrected in early childhood, males may be at increased risk for testicular cancer later in life. |
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