orchiectomy

English

Etymology

From Latin orchis + -ectomy.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ôr'kĭ-ĕk'tə-mē

Noun

orchiectomy (plural orchiectomies)

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

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

Alternative forms

• orchidectomy

Hypernyms

• neutering, gonadectomy, sterilization

Translations

removal of testicles

• Dutch: orchidectomie
• Esperanto: orkidektomio
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• Finnish: orkidektomia