polyorchidism

polyorchidism
poly·or·chi·dism .päl-ē-'ȯr-kə-.diz-əm also poly·or·chism -.kiz-əm n a condition of having more than two testes

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n.
a congenital abnormality resulting in more than two testes.

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poly·or·chi·dism (pol″e-orґkĭ-diz-əm) a developmental anomaly characterized by the presence of more than two testes; called also polyorchism.

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