anorchia /an·or·chia/ (an-or´ke-ah) congenital absence of one or both testes in a male.
anorchia
anorchism [an-or´kizm]
anorchia
an·or·chi·a ( -nôr k - ) or an·or·chism (-nôrk z m)n. Congenital absence of the testes. |
anorchia
[anôr′kē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, a + orchis, not testis
the congenital absence of one or both testes.
Empty Scrotum Syndrome
Bilateral absence of testes in a genotypically and phenotypically normal male; absence of müllerian-derived tissue implies that functional testicular tissue was present in the foetus, but disappeared after 14 weeks of gestation
Management Androgens to induce secondary sex characteristics, and testicular prosthesis
Management Androgens to induce secondary sex characteristics, and testicular prosthesis
anorchism [an-or´kizm]
congenital absence of one or both testes.
anorchia
Anorchism Urology Congenital absence of one or both testes. Cf Cryptorchism.
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