orchotomy

[awr-kot-uh-mee]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Surgery.

plural

orchotomies

orchidotomy.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of orchotomy¹

< Greek órch ( is ) testicle + -o- + -tomy

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Example Sentences

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Mutilation and infibulation of females have been practised by savages with the same end in view, while vasectomy, orchotomy, and ovariotomy, have had their avowed advocates in our own time.