triorchidism

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noun

A form of polyorchidism characterized by the presence of three testes.

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Meanings

nountriorchidism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA form of polyorchidism characterized by the presence of three testes.

    Triorchidism has been the most commonly reported manifestation, with the supernumerary testis or testes most frequently intrascrotal and less than 10% residing intraabdominally [2],[7].

    2013 January 28, Chloe B. Wilcox, Rachel D'Cruz, Andrew J.A. Holland, “Polyorchism in association with an undescended testis and testicular atrophy: Report of a unique case and review of the literature”, in Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, volume 1, number 1, →DOI, page e7

Synonyms & antonyms

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triorchism

Origin

From tri- + orchid + -ism, equivalent to triorchid + -ism.

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Translations

Italian triorchidismo
  • triorchidismoform of polyorchidism
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