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Noun: orchidectomy  ,or-ki'dek-tu-mee
  1. Surgical removal of one or both testicles
    "The patient had an orchidectomy as part of his prostate cancer treatment";
    - orchiectomy

Derived forms: orchidectomies

Type of: ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation

Encyclopedia: Orchidectomy