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Synonyms

orchidotomy

American

[awr-ki-dot-uh-mee] / ˌɔr kɪˈdɒt ə mi /

noun

Surgery.

plural

orchidotomies

incision of a testis.

Etymology

Origin of orchidotomy

First recorded in 1890–95; orchido- + -tomy

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