orchidectomy

English

Alternative forms

orchiectomy

Etymology

From Latin orchis (wrongly interpreting orchid- as the stem), from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”) +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

enPR: ôr'kĭ-dĕk'tə-mē

Noun

orchidectomy (plural orchidectomies)

(surgery) the procedure to remove one or both testes

Synonyms

Translations

removal of testicles

Dutch: orchidectomie
Esperanto: orkidektomio

Finnish: orkidektomia

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