Monorchism | |
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Classification and external resources | |
Specialty | medical genetics |
ICD-10 | Q55.0 |
ICD-9-CM | 752.89 |
Monorchism (also monorchidism) is the state of having only one testicle within the scrotum.
This can be due to:
Although extremely rare, monorchism has been observed to be characteristic of some animal species, notably in beetles.
An individual having monorchism can be referred to as monorchid.