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What procedure is used to move an undescended testicle?
Orchioplexy is the surgical procedure to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and permanently fix it there. It is mainly done in children under the age of two, since the testicles are supposed to be permanently descended by the age of one.
What is the medical term for surgical fixation of testicle?
It depends on where the testicle is. If it is undescended is called orchidopexy. if it is in the scrotum already it is orchioplexy.
What is the medical term meaning testicle?
Anorchism is absence of the testicles. Cryptorchidism means undescended (but present) testicles.Cryptorchism
Failure of the testicles to descend into the scrotum is called what?
Undescended Testicle/s is the condition you refer to. It's when at birth one or both of the testes have not dropped into position in the scrotum. It happens in roughly one in 25 boys but usually it's nothing to worry about as the testes will normally move into position on there own.
What is the medical term meaning hidden testes?
In medical terminology, it is known as cryptorchidism. In the fetal life, testes are abdominal organs from where they descend to scrotum before birth. The common term is "undescended testicle".
What is the medical term meaning Condition of undescended testicles?
Cryptorchidism is a medical condition wherein the testicles are undescended. Undescended testicles are testicles that don't move lower into the scrotum.
What is a Orchiopexy?
An orchioplexy is done to correct undescended testicles in young children. It may also be done in adults or older children for testicular torsion which is considered to be a medical emergency because it cuts off the blood supply to the affected testicle.
What does the medical terminology combining form crypto- mean?
crypt- or crypto- means hidden. An example of this is cryptorchidism, where the testicle is hidden in that it is not in the scrotum.
What is the medical term meaning condition of hidden testicle?
Cryptorchidism .
What is the medical term meaning hernia of the testicle?
Orchiorrhaphy or orchidorrhaphy is the medical term meaning suture of a testicle.
What condition is one testicle twisted out of its normal position?
Testicular torsion occurs when a testicle twists out of its normal position, cutting off blood flow to the testicle. This is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment to prevent loss of the testicle. Symptoms include sudden severe pain and swelling in the scrotum.
What is the medical term meaning condition of when the heart position is reversed?
Situs inversus is the medical term meaning reversal of the normal position of the heart.
