monorchid

noun

mon·​or·​chid mä-ˈnȯr-kəd 

: an individual who has only one testis or only one descended into the scrotum

monorchid adjective

monorchidism

mä-ˈnȯr-kə-ˌdi-zəm 

noun

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from the stem of New Latin monorchides, plural of monorchis "having one testicle, a person with such a condition," borrowed from Greek mónorchis "having one testicle," from mon- mon- + -orchis, adjective derivative of órchis "testicle" — more at orchis

Note: New Latin monorchides was apparently formed by erroneously taking the stem of Greek órchis as orchid-; cf. orchidaceous and orchid.

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

monorchid

1 of 2 adjective

mon·​or·​chid mä-ˈnȯr-kəd 

: having only one testis or only one testis descended into the scrotum compare cryptorchid

monorchid

2 of 2 noun

: a monorchid individual