orchiectomy

[awr-kee-ek-tuh-mee]

or·chi·ec·to·my

[awr-kee-ek-tuh-mee]
noun, plural or·chi·ec·to·mies. Surgery.
excision of one or both testes; castration.
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Orchiectomy has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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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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