orchiectomy
[ awr-kee-ek-tuh-mee ]
/ ˌɔr kiˈɛk tə mi /
noun, plural or·chi·ec·to·mies. Surgery.
excision of one or both testes; castration.
Also
orchectomy,
orchidectomy.
Words nearby orchiectomy
orchiditis,
orchido-,
orchidology,
orchidometer,
orchidotomy,
orchiectomy,
orchiepididymitis,
orchil,
orchio-,
orchiocele,
orchiopathy
Medical definitions for orchiectomy
orchiectomy
[ ôr′kē-ĕk′tə-mē ]
n.
Surgical removal of one or both testes.
testectomy