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Cryptorchidism
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Testis in inguinal canal. That is, absence of one or both testes from the scrotum owing to failure of the testis or testes to descend through the inguinal canal to the scrotum. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23650202 ]
Term info
Label
Cryptorchidism
Synonyms
- Cryptorchism
- Undescended testes
- Undescended testis
comment
The gonad is mobile and can be retracted superiorly by the cremaster muscle reflex stimulated, for instance, by cold or touch. A retracted testis is not cryptorchidism. An abdominal testis cannot be distinguished by physical examination from an (Apparently) absent testis and requires radiological (or, rarely, surgical) procedures for assessment.
has alternative id
HP:0000797
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human_phenotype
id
HP:0000028
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
mislocalised and
inheres in some testis and
has modifier some abnormal)