orchiectomies

Variant of orchiectomy

orchiectomy definition

or·chi·ec·tomy (ôr′kē ek′tə mē)

noun pl. orchiectomies -·mies

the surgical removal of one or both testicles; castration

Etymology: orchi- + -ectomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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