Etymology

anorchia

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Today it means: An intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὄρχις
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὄρχις“testicle”
  2. English todayanorchia

From an- + Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”) + -ia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὄρχις all →

orchidorchisorchitisorchidectomyorchialgiaorchotomy

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