| 单词 | monorchidism |
| 释义 | monorchidism in British English (mɒnˈɔːkɪˌdɪzəm) or monorchism (mɒnˈɔːkɪzəm) noun the medical condition of only having one testicle monorchidism in American English (məˈnɔrkɪˌdɪzəm) noun Pathology a prenatal or postnatal condition in which one testis is absent or has not descended into the scrotum Also: monorchism (məˈnɔrkɪzəm) Word origin [1860-65; monorchid + -ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1860-65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, blind spot, metric system, pop-up, raider-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism) |
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