orchiectomy

English

Etymology

From Latin orchis +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

orchiectomy (plural orchiectomies)

(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

Translations

removal of testicles

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

See also

testiclectomy

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