orchiectomy

English

Etymology

From Latin orchis +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ôr'kē-ĕk'tə-mē, IPA^(key): /ˌɔːɹkiːˈɛktəmi/
• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

orchiectomy (plural orchiectomies)

1. (surgery) The surgical removal of one or both testes.

   Synonyms: testectomy, (not necessarily surgical or medical) castration, (usually of an animal) gelding

Alternative forms

• orchidectomy
• orchie, orchi (slang)

Hypernyms

• bottom surgery
• gonadectomy
• neutering
• sterilization

Translations

removal of testicles

• Bulgarian: кастрация f (kastracija)
• Dutch: orchidectomie
• Esperanto: orkidektomio
• Finnish: orkidektomia
• French: orchiectomie (fr)
• Turkish: orşiektomi

See also

• testiclectomy