loading...| Preferred Name |
cryptorchidism |
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| Synonyms |
undescended testes undescended testis undescended testicle undescended testicles cryptorchidism (disease) cryptorchism cryptorchidism cryptorchidism, unilateral or bilateral |
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| Definitions |
Cryptorchidism (derived from the Greek κρυπτός, kryptos, meaning hidden and ὄρχις, orchis, meaning testicle) is the absence of one or both testes from the scrotum. It is the most common birth defect regarding male genitalia. In unique cases, cryptorchidism can develop later in life, often as late as young adulthood. About 3% of full-term and 30% of premature infant boys are born with at least one undescended testis. However, about 80% of cryptorchid testes descend by the first year of life (the majority within three months), making the true incidence of cryptorchidism around 1% overall. Cryptorchidism is distinct from monorchism the condition of having only one testicle. 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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http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0004562 |
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| database_cross_reference |
NCIt:C12326 SNOMEDCT:127907005 OMIM:219050 ICD9:752.51 MeSH:D003456 MedDRA:10056600 DOID:11383 MESH:D003456 NCIT:C12326 HP:0000028 ICD9:752.5 MONDO:0009047 SCTID:204878001 |
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| definition |
Cryptorchidism (derived from the Greek κρυπτός, kryptos, meaning hidden and ὄρχις, orchis, meaning testicle) is the absence of one or both testes from the scrotum. It is the most common birth defect regarding male genitalia. In unique cases, cryptorchidism can develop later in life, often as late as young adulthood. About 3% of full-term and 30% of premature infant boys are born with at least one undescended testis. However, about 80% of cryptorchid testes descend by the first year of life (the majority within three months), making the true incidence of cryptorchidism around 1% overall. Cryptorchidism is distinct from monorchism the condition of having only one testicle. 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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| definition_citation | ||
| exactMatch |
http://identifiers.org/snomedct/204878001 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C12326 |
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true |
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| has_exact_synonym |
undescended testes undescended testis undescended testicle undescended testicles 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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EFO:0004562 |
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| label |
cryptorchidism |
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| notation |
EFO:0004562 |
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| prefLabel |
cryptorchidism |
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| term editor |
Helen Parkinson |
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