gonadectomy

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noun

A procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes.

OriginAncient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← Proto-Hellenic *eks →
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Meanings

noungonadectomy (plural gonadectomies)

plural gonadectomies

  1. medicineA procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵíǵn̥h₁eti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gígnomai
  4. Ancient Greekγίγνομαι (gígnomai)
  5. Ancient Greekγονή (gonḗ)
  6. New Latingonadēs
  7. Englishgonad
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  10. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  11. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  12. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  14. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  15. Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
  16. Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
  17. Englishgonadectomy

From gonad + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gonadectomy

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APA

gonadectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonadectomy

MLA

“gonadectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonadectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gonadectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonadectomy.

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