anorchism, n. Path.
(æˈnɔːkɪz(ə)m)
[f. Gr. ἄνορχος: see *anorchia n., -ism.]
The absence of one or both testicles, usu. as a congenital condition. Also, cryptorchidism.
| 1883 Holmes & Hulke Syst. Surg. (ed. 3) III. 462 Dr. Gruber..concludes that unilateral anorchism occurs in subjects otherwise well formed. 1962 Gray's Anat. (ed. 33) 1523 A man in whom both testes are retained (anorchism) is sterile, though he may not be impotent. 1989 Encycl. Brit. XXVI. 705/1 Anorchism (absence of one or both testes) is rare; it may be associated with the absence of various other structures of the spermatic tract. |