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orchidometer

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or·chi·dom·e·ter (ôrk-dm-tr)
n.
1. A caliper used to measure the size of testes.
2. A set of sized models of testes that are used for comparison of testicular development.


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Testicular volume, which was measured by orchidometer, is not shown here because participating physicians considered the measurement to be unreliable--a decision made before analyses of phthalate exposure.
Because we were concerned about the reproducibility of the staging of sexual maturation according to Marshall and Tanner's scale (Marshall and Tanner 1969; Marshall and Tanner 1970) and the measurement of testicular volume using Prader's orchidometer (Dornberger et al.
Four trained school physicians recorded medical history, staged sexual maturation according to Marshall and Tanner (12,13), and in boys also measured testicular volume using Prader's orchidometer (14).
 
 
 
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