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orchidopexy

English

Alternative forms

  • orchiopexy

Noun

orchidopexy (plural orchidopexies)

  1. (surgery) The procedure to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum.

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orchidectomy

English

Etymology

From Latin orchis (wrongly interpreting orchid- as the stem), from Ancient Greek ????? (órkhis, orchid, testicle) +? -ectomy.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ôr'k?-d?k't?-m?

Noun

orchidectomy (plural orchidectomies)

  1. Synonym of orchiectomy

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