orchiectomy

English

Etymology

From Latin orchis + -ectomy.

Pronunciation

enPR: ôr'kĭ-ĕk'tə-mē

Noun

orchiectomy (plural orchiectomies)

(surgery) The procedure to remove one or both testes.
Synonyms: castration (not necessarily surgical or medical), gelding (usually of an animal)

Alternative forms

orchidectomy

Hypernyms

neutering, gonadectomy, sterilization

Translations

removal of testicles

Dutch: orchidectomie
Esperanto: orkidektomio

Finnish: orkidektomia

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