loading...| Preferred Name |
Cryptorchidism |
| Synonyms |
Undescended testes Cryptorchism Undescended testis |
| Definitions |
The gonad is mobile and can be retracted superiorly by the cremaster muscle reflex stimulated, for instance, by cold or touch. A retracted testis is not cryptorchidism. An abdominal testis cannot be distinguished by physical examination from an (Apparently) absent testis and requires radiological (or, rarely, surgical) procedures for assessment. Testis in inguinal canal. That is, absence of one or both testes from the scrotum owing to failure of the testis or testes to descend through the inguinal canal to the scrotum. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000028 |
| comment |
The gonad is mobile and can be retracted superiorly by the cremaster muscle reflex stimulated, for instance, by cold or touch. A retracted testis is not cryptorchidism. An abdominal testis cannot be distinguished by physical examination from an (Apparently) absent testis and requires radiological (or, rarely, surgical) procedures for assessment. |
| database_cross_reference |
MSH:D003456 SNOMEDCT_US:204878001 UMLS:C0010417 Fyler:4493 |
| definition |
Testis in inguinal canal. That is, absence of one or both testes from the scrotum owing to failure of the testis or testes to descend through the inguinal canal to the scrotum. |
| has_alternative_id |
HP:0000797 |
| has_exact_synonym |
Undescended testes Cryptorchism Undescended testis |
| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
| id |
HP:0000028 |
| label |
Cryptorchidism |
| notation |
HP:0000028 |
| prefLabel |
Cryptorchidism |
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| subClassOf |