"maldescent" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1989, Thomas O. Abney, The Cryptorchid Testis, page 10:",
          "text": "The significance of a gliding testes, he suggests, is that these represent the best candidates for hormonal treatment of maldescent.",
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          "ref": "2013, Kamini Rao, Principles & Practice of Assisted Reproductive Technology:",
          "text": "Atresia of the ductal system, particularly of epididymis and vas deferens is a common association of testicular maldescent.",
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        "The incomplete descent of the testicles."
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        "(medicine) The incomplete descent of the testicles."
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