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orchiectomy

or·chi·ec·to·my [ àwrkee éktəmee ] (plural or·chi·ec·to·mies) or or·chi·dec·to·my [ àwrki déktəmee ] (plural or·chi·dec·to·mies)


noun 
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removal of testicle: the surgical removal of one or both testicles

[Late 19th century. < Greek orkhis "testicle"]
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