orchiectomy
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or·chi·ec·to·my
(ôr′kē-ĕk′tə-mē) or or·chi·dec·to·my (-kĭ-dĕk′-)n. pl. or·chi·ec·to·mies or or·chi·dec·to·mies
Surgical removal of one or both testes.
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orchiectomy
Surgery to remove one or both testicles.
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Noun 1. orchiectomy - surgical removal of one or both testicles
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orchidectomieorchiectomie
orchiectomy, orchidectomy
n (pl -mies) orquiectomía or orquidectomíaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.