UNDESCENDED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does undescended mean? 

• UNDESCENDED (adjective)
  The adjective UNDESCENDED has 1 sense:

1. (of the testis) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending into the scrotum

  Familiarity information: UNDESCENDED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNDESCENDED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of the testis) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending into the scrotum

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

undescended testicle (a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops)

 Context examples 

A surgical procedure in which an undescended testis is fixated inside the scrotum.

(Orchiopexy, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called undescended testicles.

(Cryptorchidism, NCI Dictionary)