Meanings
nounanorchia (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineAn intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth.
Synonyms: anorchidism, anorchism, vanishing testes syndrome
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekὄρχις“testicle”
- Englishanorchia
From an- + Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”) + -ia.
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Finnish anorkia
- anorkiaan intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth
Greek ανορχία
- ανορχία (anorchía)an intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth
Indonesian anorkisme
- anorkismean intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth
Latin anorchia
- anorchiaan intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth
Portuguese anorquia, anorquidia
- anorquiaan intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth
- anorquidiaan intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth
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anorchia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anorchia
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“anorchia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anorchia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anorchia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anorchia.
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