[krip-tawr-ki-diz-uh m] /krɪpˈtɔr kɪˌdɪz əm/

noun, Pathology.
failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
an animal or human in which the testes fail to descend into the scrotum
denoting or relating to such an individual


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