What does maldescent mean?
Maldescent means (medicine) The incomplete descent of the testicles..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(medicine) The incomplete descent of the testicles..
With the male infant it is, no doubt, attributable either to a maldescent of the testes, to phymosis, or to a partial atresia of the urethra.
The significance of a gliding testes, he suggests, is that these represent the best candidates for hormonal treatment of maldescent.
Atresia of the ductal system, particularly of epididymis and vas deferens is a common association of testicular maldescent.
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Maldescent means (medicine) The incomplete descent of the testicles..
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With the male infant it is, no doubt, attributable either to a maldescent of the testes, to phymosis, or to a partial atresia of the urethra.
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