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词汇 orchidectomy
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Definition of orchidectomy in English:

orchidectomy

noun ˌɔːkɪˈdɛktəmi
mass noun

  • Surgical removal of one or both testicles.

    睾丸切除术

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Systemic analgesia or orchidectomy may be required in individual cases.
    • His left testicle was removed, by a process known as orchidectomy, because it had a tumour.
    • He had to have an orchidectomy and a number of radiotherapy sessions.
    • Alternatively, orchidectomy - surgical removal of both testicles, stops the production of testosterone.
    • No antecedents of orchitis, infectious disease, or orchidectomy had been recorded in the patients' histories.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin orchido- (from a Latinized stem of Greek orkhis 'testicle') + -ectomy.
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