polyorchidism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English orchid English polyorchid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English polyorchidism From polyorchid + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The medical condition of having more than two testicles.
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].
2013 January 14, 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: