orchi-

Italian

Alternative forms

• orchio-, orchido-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”).

Prefix

orchi-

1. (medicine) used to derive words pertaining to testicles

   ‎orchi- + ‎-algia (“-algia, pain”) → ‎orchialgia (“pain in the testicles”)

   ‎orchi- + ‎-ectomia (“-ectomy, excision”) → ‎orchiectomia (“removal of one or both testicles”)

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with orchi-

Further reading

• orchi- in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• chiro-, rochi