descent of testis

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• testis — /tes tis/, n., pl. testes / teez/. Anat., Zool. the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum. [1675 85; < L] * * * ▪ anatomy plural  testes,  also called  testicle   in animals, the organ that produces …   Universalium

• Testis — The testis (or testicle) is the male sex gland. A pair of testes are located behind the penis in a pouch of skin called the scrotum. The testes have two functions: one in regard to sperm and the other in regard to hormones. The testes produce and …   Medical dictionary

• Descensus testis — Der Descensus testis (lat. für ‚Hodenabstieg‘) ist die mehrheitlich fetale Wanderung des Hodens vom Ort seiner embryonalen Anlage hinter der Niere durch den Leistenkanal in den Hodensack (Skrotum). Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Mechanismus 2 Zeitliches… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• descensus testis — the descent of the testis from its fetal position in the abdominal cavity to the scrotum; the final descent normally occurs during the twenty eighth week of fetal life and is essential to spermatogenesis …   Medical dictionary

• gubernaculum testis — the fetal ligament attached to the inferior end of the epididymis and testis and, at its other end, to the bottom of the scrotum; it is present during, and is thought to guide, the descent of the testis into the scrotum and then atrophies. Called …   Medical dictionary

• aberratio testis — aberratio tesґtis situation of the testis in a part distant from the path which it takes in normal descent …   Medical dictionary

• ectopic testis — a testis lodged in a location outside of the normal pathway of descent …   Medical dictionary

• obstructed testis — an ectopic testis whose descent was prevented by a fascial sheet at the entrance to the scrotum …   Medical dictionary

• undescended testis — 1. a testis in the normal pathway of descent but failing to descend into the scrotum; see also 2. cryptorchidism. Called also cryptorchid or retained t. cryptorchidism …   Medical dictionary

• Sexual differentiation — This article is about the development of sexual dimorphisms in humans. For sex differences for all animals, see Sexual dimorphism. Sexual differentiation is the process of development of the differences between males and females from an… …   Wikipedia

• Cryptorchidism — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q53 …   Wikipedia