cryptorchid

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/kɹɪpˈtɔː(ɹ)kɪd/

noun

A male animal with one or two undescended testicles.

OriginLatin orchis →
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Meanings

nouncryptorchid (plural cryptorchids)

plural cryptorchids

  1. A male animal with one or two undescended testicles.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cryptorchis

Origin

  1. Latinorchis“testicle”
  2. Englishcryptorchid

From crypt- + orchid, from Latin orchis (“testicle”).

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APA

cryptorchid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptorchid

MLA

“cryptorchid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptorchid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptorchid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptorchid.

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