noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of orchiectomy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: orchiectomy
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
orchidectomy
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ôr'kĭ-dĕk'tə-mē
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rhymes with -ɛktəmi
noun
Meaning 2
surgical removal of one or both testicles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: orchiectomy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision
History
Etymology
From Latin orchis (wrongly interpreting orchid- as the stem), from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”) + -ectomy.