Meanings
nounorchidectomy (plural orchidectomies)
plural orchidectomies
- Synonym of orchiectomy.
Synonyms: orchiectomy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of orchiectomy.
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nounsurgical removal of one or both testicles
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Origin
- Ancient Greekὄρχις“orchid, testicle”
- Latinorchis
- Englishorchidectomy
From Latin orchis (wrongly interpreting orchid- as the stem), from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”) + -ectomy.
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Rhymes with orchidectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA
orchidectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orchidectomy
MLA
“orchidectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orchidectomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orchidectomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orchidectomy.
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