orchiectomy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁órǵʰis

Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis)bor.

Latin orchis

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs

Proto-Hellenic *eks

Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)

Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-)

Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)

Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-ā́

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der.

English -ectomy

English orchiectomy

From Latin orchis + English -ectomy.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ôr'kē-ĕk'tə-mē, IPA^(key): /ˌɔːɹkiːˈɛktəmi/
• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

orchiectomy (plural orchiectomies)

1. (surgery) The surgical removal of one or both testes.

   Synonyms: testectomy, (not necessarily surgical or medical) castration, (usually of an animal) gelding

Alternative forms

• orchidectomy
• orchie, orchi (slang)

Hypernyms

• bottom surgery
• gonadectomy
• neutering
• sterilization

Derived terms

• orchiectomize
• postorchiectomy

Translations

removal of testicles

• Bulgarian: кастрация f (kastracija)
• Dutch: orchidectomie f
• Esperanto: orkidektomio
• Finnish: orkidektomia
• French: orchiectomie (fr)
• Turkish: orşiektomi

See also

• testiclectomy