orchidectomy

orchidectomy
noun
surgical removal of one or both testicles
Syn: ↑orchiectomy
Hypernyms: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision

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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 — Surgery to remove one or both testicles. Also called orchiectomy …   English dictionary of cancer terms

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