"orchiectomy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɔːɹkiːˈɛktəmi/ Forms: orchiectomies [plural]
enPR: ôr'kē-ĕk'tə-mē Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: From Latin orchis + -ectomy. Etymology templates: {{af|en|orchis|-ectomy|lang1=la}} Latin orchis + -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} orchiectomy (plural orchiectomies)
  1. (surgery) The surgical removal of one or both testes. Wikipedia link: orchiectomy Categories (topical): Surgery Synonyms: testectomy, castration (english: not necessarily surgical or medical), gelding [usually], orchidectomy, orchie, orchi [slang] Hypernyms: bottom surgery, gonadectomy, neutering, sterilization Related terms: testiclectomy Translations (removal of testicles): кастрация (kastracija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), orchidectomie (Dutch), orkidektomio (Esperanto), orkidektomia (Finnish), orchiectomie (French), orşiektomi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-orchiectomy-en-noun-3uL7xxSo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ectomy Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

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