a testicle that has not descended into the scrotal sac.
a testicle that has not moved down from the abdomen, where it develops, into the scrotum
Oftentimes, through some factor of heredity, one of the testicles will not descend in the fetus and the child is then born with an undescended testicle. If, during early childhood the testicle does not descend of its own accord, the child is sometimes made to undergo painful and unnecessary surgery to bring it down. We know of one case where the testicle was operated upon and then never developed later in life. That is, it atrophied, and remained almost imperceptible upon examination. [Dr. Christopher] Here is where we would use the wonderful glandular formula of Mullein & Lobelia. We apply this as a fomentation, that is, we make a tea of the herbs (one ounce to the pint) and concentrate it down to one half its original volume. A flannel or cotton cloth is dipped into the solution and put on the area, perhaps keeping the area warm with Turkish towels. The tea or capsules can be used internally as well.
Testicle which has not moved down into the scrotum, but has stayed inside the body after birth.
medical term is cryptorchidism; failure of one or both testicles to descend into the scrotum at birth; occurs in approximately 3 percent of male infants; can be associated with infertility and testicular cancer.
a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops; "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer"
a birth defect found in boys in which one or both of the testicles are not properly positioned in the scrotum
a condition in which one or both testicles did not complete the natural passage from inside the abdomen down into the scrotum before birth
a term referring to a testicle which remains in the abdomen after birth instead of descending down into the scrotum
a testicle that fails to properly move into its normal position in the scrotum
A condition in which a testis has not dropped down through the iniguinal canal from the abdomen into the scrotum.
Failure of the testis to descend from the groin or abdomen, where they develop during gestation, into the scrotum
Also called cryptochidism. A condition seen in newborns whereby one or both of the male testes have not passed down into the scrotal sac.
A testicle that hasn't descended from the body.
