verb Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position. To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon.
they descended the river in boats
verb To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon.
they descended the river in boats
verb Of a flight of stairs, a road, etc.: to lead down (a hill, a slope, etc.).
They took the steep path that descends the hill down to the beach.
verb To move (someone or something) from a higher to a lower place or position; to bring or send (someone or something) down.
verb To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.
Cryptorchidism is the failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
verb Of a zodiac sign: to move away from the zenith towards the horizon; to sink; also, of a planet: to move to a place where it has less astrological significance.
verb Of a celestial body: to move away from the zenith towards the horizon; to sink; also, to move towards the south.
verb Of a body part: to move downwards, especially during development of the embryo; specifically, of the testes of a mammal: to move downwards from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum.
Cryptorchidism is the failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.