undescended

1. 1.

   (of the testis) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending into the scrotum

Questions about undescended

What does undescended mean?

undescended means "(of the testis) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending into the scrotum".

How many syllables are in undescended?

undescended has 4 syllables: un-de-scen-ded. The stress falls on "de".

Is undescended a common word?

undescended is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.