orchidectomy

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin orchis (wrongly interpreting orchid- as the stem), from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (orkhis, “orchid, testicle”)

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  • enPR: ôr'kĭ-dĕk'tə-mē

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orchidectomy (plural orchidectomies)

  1. (surgery) The procedure to remove one or both testes.

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removal of testicles
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