orchotomy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”) + -tomy.

Noun

orchotomy (usually uncountable, plural orchotomies)

1. (dated) The surgical removal of a testicle; castration.

References

• “orchotomy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.