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orchidectomy

orc·hi·dec·tomy

uncommon

noun

1.

surgical removal of one or both testicles

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Origin

From Latin orchis (wrongly interpreting orchid- as the stem), from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”) + -ectomy.

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