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Definitions for orchidectomy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. orchidectomy, orchiectomy(noun)

    surgical removal of one or both testicles

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  1. orchidectomy(Noun)

    The procedure to remove one or both testes.

    2. Origin: From orchis (wrongly interpreting orchid- as the stem), from ὄρχις

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