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| or·chid·o·pex·y [ áwrkidō pèksee ] |
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surgery for an undescended testicle: an operation to move a testicle from the abdomen to its proper location in the scrotum and to secure it in place. The procedure is necessary to retain fertility and avoid an increased risk of later testicular cancer.
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin orchid-< Greek orkhis "testicle" + -pēxia, pēxis "fixing together"] |
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