ORCHIDECTOMY


Meaning of ORCHIDECTOMY in English

[ ˌɔ:kɪ'dɛktəmi ]

■ noun surgical removal of one or both testicles.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. orchido- (from a Latinized stem of Gk orkhis 'testicle') + -ectomy .

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