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orchotomy

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or⋅chot⋅o⋅my

  [awr-kot-uh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
orchidotomy.
Origin:
< Gk órch(is) testicle + -o- + -tomy

or⋅chi⋅dot⋅o⋅my

  [awr-ki-dot-uh-mee]
–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
incision of a testis.
Also, orchotomy.

Origin:
1890–95; orchido- + -tomy
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orchotomy

noun
surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count) 
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