- orchidectomy
- Surgery to remove one or both testicles. Also called orchiectomy.
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orchidectomy
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orchidectomy — /awr ki dek teuh mee/, n., pl. orchidectomies. Surg. orchiectomy. * * * … Universalium
orchidectomy — noun The procedure to remove one or both testes. Syn: castration, neutering, gelding, gonadectomy, sterilization … Wiktionary
orchidectomy — SYN: orchiectomy. * * * or·chi·dec·to·my .ȯr kə dek tə mē n, pl mies ORCHIECTOMY * * * n. surgical removal of a testis, usually to treat germ cell tumours of the testis, such as seminoma or teratoma, which are malignant tumours of the testis.… … Medical dictionary
orchidectomy — n. castration, surgical removal of the testicles … English contemporary dictionary
orchidectomy — [ˌɔ:kɪ dɛktəmi] noun surgical removal of one or both testicles. Origin C19: from mod. L. orchido (from a Latinized stem of Gk orkhis testicle ) + ectomy … English new terms dictionary
orchidectomy — or·chi·dec·to·my … English syllables
orchidectomy — n. surgical removal of a testis, usually to treat germ cell tumours of the testis, such as seminoma or teratoma, which are malignant tumours of the testis. Removal of both testes (castration) causes sterility and reduces levels of testosterone by … The new mediacal dictionary
orchidectomy — Another word for castration … Grandiloquent dictionary
orchidectomy — /ɔkəˈdɛktəmi/ (say awkuh dektuhmee) noun (plural orchidectomies) removal of one or both testicles; castration. Also, orchiectomy /ɔkiˈɛktəmi/ (say awkee ektuhmee). {orchid(o) + ectomy} …
orchidectomy — noun surgical removal of one or both testicles • Syn: ↑orchiectomy • Hypernyms: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision … Useful english dictionary
