orchi-
Italian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”).
Prefix
editorchi-
- (medicine) used to derive words pertaining to testicles
- orchi- + -algia (“-algia, pain”) → orchialgia (“pain in the testicles”)
- orchi- + -ectomia (“-ectomy, excision”) → orchiectomia (“removal of one or both testicles”)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- orchi- in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana