maldescent

English

Etymology

From mal- +‎ descent.

Noun

maldescent (uncountable)

1. (medicine) The incomplete descent of the testicles.
   • 1892 August 13, Thomas H. Manley, “Herniæ, operative and non-operatrive”, in Journal of the American Medical Association‎, volume 19, page 183:

     With the male infant it is, no doubt, attributable either to a maldescent of the testes, to phymosis, or to a partial atresia of the urethra.

   • 1989, Thomas O. Abney, The Cryptorchid Testis‎, page 10:

     The significance of a gliding testes, he suggests, is that these represent the best candidates for hormonal treatment of maldescent.

   • 2013, Kamini Rao, Principles & Practice of Assisted Reproductive Technology‎:

     Atresia of the ductal system, particularly of epididymis and vas deferens is a common association of testicular maldescent.

Related terms

• maldescended