orchidectomy

English - Turkish

Definition of orchidectomy in English Turkish dictionary

orşidektomi

orsidektomi

(Tıp) Bakınız: Orchiectomy

English - English

Definition of orchidectomy in English English dictionary

The procedure to remove one or both testes

Another word for castration

surgical removal of one or both testicles

{i} castration, surgical removal of the testicles

Hyphenation

or·chi·dec·to·my

Synonyms

castration, neutering, gelding, gonadectomy, sterilization

Etymology

() From Latin orchis (wrongly interpreting orchid- as the stem), from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (orkhis, “orchid, testicle”)