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noun
The surgical removal of a testicle; castration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable, usually
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noun
surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: incision, section, surgical incision
History
From Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”) + -tomy.
