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

Derived forms: orchiectomies

Type of: ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation

Encyclopedia: Orchiectomy