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ORCHIDECTOMY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does orchidectomy mean?
• ORCHIDECTOMY (noun)
The noun ORCHIDECTOMY has 1 sense:
1. surgical removal of one or both testicles
Familiarity information: ORCHIDECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surgical removal of one or both testicles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
orchidectomy; orchiectomy
Hypernyms ("orchidectomy" is a kind of...):
ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)
Context examples
Also called orchidectomy.
(Orchiectomy, NCI Dictionary)
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