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orchiectomy

[awr-kee-ek-tuh-mee]
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noun, plural or·chi·ec·to·mies. Surgery.
  1. excision of one or both testes; castration.
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Also orchectomy, orchidectomy.

Origin of orchiectomy

orchi- + -ectomy
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orchiectomy

(ôr′kē-ĕk′tə-mē)
n.
  1. Surgical removal of one or both testes.testectomy
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