orchidectomie

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.ki.dɛk.tɔ.mi/

Noun

orchidectomie f (plural orchidectomies)

1. (surgery) orchidectomy

Further reading

• “orchidectomie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.