orchidectomy

[ awr-ki-dek-tuh-mee ]

noun,plural or·chi·dec·to·mies.Surgery.

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orchidectomy

/ (ˌɔːkɪˈdɛktəmɪ) /


nounplural -mies
  1. the surgical removal of one or both testes

Origin of orchidectomy

1
C19: from Greek orkhis testicle + -ectomy

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