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2024
orchiectomy
orchiectomy
English
Alternative forms
orchidectomy
Noun
orchiectomy
(
plural
orchiectomies
)
(
surgery
)
the procedure to remove one or both
testes
Synonyms
castration
neutering
gelding
gonadectomy
sterilization
Etymology
From
Latin
orchis
+
-ectomy
.
Pronunciation
enPR
:
ôr'kĭ-ĕk'tə-mē
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