ORCHIDECTOMY

Meaning of ORCHIDECTOMY in English

ˌȯ(r)kəˈdektəmē noun

( -es )

Etymology: irregular from Greek orchis testicle + English -ectomy

: orchiectomy

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

ORCHIDECTOMY — /awr'ki dek"teuh mee/ , n. , pl. orchidectomies . Surg. orchiectomy.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ORCHIDECTOMY — n. castration, surgical removal of the testicles
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ORCHIDECTOMY — [ ˌɔ:kɪ'dɛktəmi ] ■ noun surgical removal of one or both testicles. Origin C19: from mod. L. orchido- (from a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ORCHIDECTOMY — orchidectom|y BrE AmE ˌɔːk ɪ ˈdekt əm |i -ə- AmE \ ˌɔːrk- ▷ orchidectom|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ORCHIDECTOMY — Surgery to remove one or both testicles. Also called orchiectomy.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
ORCHIECTOMY — /awr'kee ek"teuh mee/ , n. , pl. orchiectomies . Surg. excision of one or both testes; castration. Also, orchectomy, orchidectomy …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VASECTOMY — Synonyms and related words : adenoidectomy, appendectomy, arteriectomy, castration, cholecystectomy, craniectomy, cricoidectomy, cystectomy, enterectomy, gastrectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, hysterectomy, mammectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, …
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TONSILLECTOMY — Synonyms and related words : adenoidectomy, appendectomy, arteriectomy, castration, cholecystectomy, craniectomy, cricoidectomy, cystectomy, enterectomy, gastrectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, hysterectomy, mammectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, …
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MASTECTOMY — Synonyms and related words : adenoidectomy, appendectomy, arteriectomy, castration, cholecystectomy, craniectomy, cricoidectomy, cystectomy, enterectomy, gastrectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, hysterectomy, mammectomy, mastoidectomy, nephrectomy, …
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HYSTERECTOMY — Synonyms and related words : adenoidectomy, appendectomy, arteriectomy, castration, cholecystectomy, craniectomy, cricoidectomy, cystectomy, enterectomy, gastrectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, mammectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, nephrectomy, …
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APPENDECTOMY — Synonyms and related words : adenoidectomy, arteriectomy, castration, cholecystectomy, craniectomy, cricoidectomy, cystectomy, enterectomy, gastrectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, hysterectomy, mammectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, nephrectomy, …
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OPERATION — n. 25B6; noun the slide bars ensure smooth operation : FUNCTIONING, working, running, performance, action. the operation of the factory …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ORCHIECTOMY — Surgery to remove one or both testicles. Also called orchidectomy.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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