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orchectomy

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or⋅chec⋅to⋅my

  [awr-kek-tuh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
orchiectomy.

or⋅chi⋅ec⋅to⋅my

  [awr-kee-ek-tuh-mee]
–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
excision of one or both testes; castration.
Also, orchectomy, orchidectomy.

Origin:
orchi- + -ectomy
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Main Entry: or·chi·ec·to·my
Pronunciation: "or-kE-'ek-t&-mE
Variant: also or·chec·to·my /or-'kek-t&-mE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgical excision of a testis or of both testes called also orchidectomy
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orchiectomy or·chi·ec·to·my (ôr'kē-ěk'tə-mē) or or·chi·dec·to·my (-kĭ-děk'-)
n.
Surgical removal of one or both testes. Also called testectomy.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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