Meanings
nounscrotectomy (plural scrotectomies)
plural scrotectomies
- medicineThe complete or partial removal of the scrotum.
Origin
- Latinscrōtum
- Englishscrotum
- Englishscroto-
- 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)
- Englishscrotectomy
Translations
German Skrotektomie
- Skrotektomiesurgical removal of the scrotum
Portuguese escrotectomia
- escrotectomiasurgical removal of the scrotum
Spanish escrotectomía
- escrotectomíasurgical removal of the scrotum
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with scrotectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
scrotectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrotectomy
MLA
“scrotectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrotectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scrotectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrotectomy.
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