Meanings
nounorchiectomy (plural orchiectomies)
plural orchiectomies · alternative orchidectomy · alternative orchie · alternative orchi
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe surgical removal of one or both testes.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounsurgical removal of one or both testicles
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁órǵʰis
- Ancient Greekὄρχις (órkhis)
- Latinorchis
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- Englishorchiectomy
From Latin orchis + English -ectomy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian кастрация
- кастрация (kastracija)removal of testicles
Dutch orchidectomie
- orchidectomieremoval of testicles
Esperanto orkidektomio
- orkidektomioremoval of testicles
Finnish orkidektomia
- orkidektomiaremoval of testicles
French orchiectomie
- orchiectomieremoval of testicles
Turkish orşiektomi
- orşiektomiremoval of testicles
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with orchiectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
orchiectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orchiectomy
MLA
“orchiectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orchiectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orchiectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orchiectomy.
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