orchotomy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”) + -tomy.
Noun
[edit]orchotomy (usually uncountable, plural orchotomies)
- (dated) The surgical removal of a testicle; castration.
References
[edit]- “orchotomy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.