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orchotomy

orchotomy noun: the surgical removal of a testicle; castration.

Noun

orchotomy (usually uncountable, plural orchotomies)

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

Forms of orchotomy

pluralorchotomies

Origin of orchotomy

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

Questions about orchotomy

What does orchotomy mean?
Orchotomy means the surgical removal of a testicle; castration.
What part of speech is orchotomy?
Orchotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of orchotomy?
The plural of orchotomy is orchotomies.

Words near orchotomy in the dictionary

  1. orchitogenic
  2. orchitogenicity
  3. Orchomenos
  4. Orchomenus
  5. orchotomies
  6. orchotomy
  7. Orchy
  8. ORCID
  9. orcin
  10. orcine
  11. orcines

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