polyorchidism

English

Etymology

From polyorchid +‎ -ism.

Noun

polyorchidism (uncountable)

1. The medical condition of having more than two testicles.
   • 2013 January, Chloe B. Wilcox, Rachel D'Cruz, Andrew J.A. Holland, “Polyorchism in association with an undescended testis and testicular atrophy: Report of a unique case and review of the literature”, in Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, volume 1, number 1, →DOI, page e7:

     Several classification systems have been proposed for polyorchidism, based either on the level of division of the urogenital ridge [1], [3] or, more recently, by reference to the anatomical arrangement and location of the testis, epididymis and vas deferens [1], [4].

Synonyms

• polyorchism

Related terms

• cryptorchidism
• monorchidism