varicocelectomy

[ var-i-koh-si-lek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, plural var·i·co·ce·lec·to·mies.

1. the surgical removal or ligation of varicose veins in the scrotal sac.

Word History and Origins

Origin of varicocelectomy¹

First recorded in 1890–95; varicocele + -ectomy