orchiectomy

noun

or·​chi·​ec·​to·​my ˌȯr-kē-ˈek-tə-mē 

plural orchiectomies

: surgical removal of one or both testes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, Jane's facial feminization surgery and orchiectomy (surgery to remove testicles) have been canceled until further notice. —Li Cohen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2020

But even with a private nurse, my father soon developed bedsores, and then suffered the agony of an orchiectomy to remove gangrenous testicles. —Lynn Freed, Harper's magazine, 10 Mar. 2019

That leads to denials when, say, a doctor seeks reimbursement for a transgender woman's orchiectomy. —CNN, 31 May 2018

Silletti started performing orchiectomies on transgender patients in 2013. —CNN, 31 May 2018

The treatment is called an orchiectomy, which is the removal of the testis via the lower abdomen wall. —Luke O'neil, Esquire, 14 Dec. 2017

Dos Santos said Wright has requested an orchiectomy, a surgical procedure to remove the testicles, before she is released from state custody next year. —OregonLive.com, 24 Oct. 2017

And so the doctor scheduled an orchiectomy — or surgical removal of the testicle — to help alleviate Hanes's pain. —Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 18 June 2017

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Word History

Etymology

Greek órchis "testicle" + -ectomy — more at orchis

First Known Use

circa 1894, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

orchiectomy

noun

or·​chi·​ec·​to·​my ˌȯr-kē-ˈek-tə-mē 

variants also orchectomy

ȯr-ˈkek-tə-mē 

plural orchiectomies

: surgical excision of a testis or of both testes

called also orchidectomy