orchiectomy

[ awr-kee-ek-tuh-mee ]

/ ˌɔr kiˈɛk tə mi /

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

excision of one or both testes; castration.

Nearby words

orchiditis, orchido-, orchidology, orchidometer, orchidotomy, orchiectomy, orchiepididymitis, orchil, orchio-, orchiocele, orchiopathy

Also orchectomy, orchidectomy.

Origin of orchiectomy

orchi- + -ectomy

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Medicine definitions for orchiectomy

orchiectomy

[ ôr′kē-ĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Surgical removal of one or both testes.testectomy

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