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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Cryptorchidism
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Criptorquidismo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Criptorquidismo
Synonyms
English
:
Testis, Undescended
Tree Number:
C12.294.829.258
C12.706.258
C16.131.939.258
C19.391.829.258
Definition
English
:
A developmental defect in which a
TESTIS
or both TESTES failed to descend from high in the
ABDOMEN
to the bottom of the
SCROTUM
. Testicular descent is essential to normal
SPERMATOGENESIS
which requires
temperature
lower than the
BODY TEMPERATURE
.
Cryptorchidism
can be subclassified by the location of the maldescended
testis.
History Note
English
:
95; was CRYPTORCHISM 1963-94
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
3473
Unique Identifier:
D003456
Occurrence in VHL
:
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