orchid-

Variant of orchido-

orchido- definition

orchido- (ôr′ki dō, -də)

  1. testicle orchidotomy
  2. orchid orchidology
Also, before a vowel, orchid-

Etymology: < *orchidos, mistaken as gen. of Gr orchis, testicle: see orchis

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