anorchidism, n. Path.
(æˈnɔːkɪdɪz(ə)m)
[f. an- 10 + orchido- + -ism, after cryptorchidism s.v. crypto-, etc.]
= *anorchism n.
| 1918 Stedman Med. Dict. (ed. 5) 56/2 Anorchidism, absence or failure of descent of testicles. 1966 Wright & Symmers Systemic Path. I. xxvi. 811/1 Absence of both testes (anorchidism), the presence of one testis only (monorchidism), and the presence of more than two testes (polyorchidism) have been observed occasionally. 1990 Jrnl. Med. Genetics XXVII. 200/1 We present a male infant with..severely hypoplastic external genitalia with anorchidism. |