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Word: Orchidectomy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from modern Latin orchido- (from a Latinized stem of Greek orkhis ‘testicle’) + -ectomy
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɔːkɪˈdɛktəmi
Definition:
surgical removal of one or both testicles.
Short Definition:surgical removal of one or both testicles
Variant Forms:
- orchiectomy
