undescended
Remaining above position
Undescended describes a testicle that has not moved down into the scrotum, as normally happens before or shortly after birth.
This medical condition, formally called cryptorchidism, typically requires monitoring and sometimes surgical correction in infancy or early childhood.
The pediatrician detected an undescended testicle during the newborn exam.
The term occasionally appears in broader contexts to describe anything that has failed to descend from a higher position.