Orchiectomy Definition

ôrkē-ĕktə-mē
orchidectomies, orchiectomies
noun
The surgical removal of one or both testicles; castration.
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Noun

Singular:
orchiectomy
Plural:
orchiectomies

Origin of Orchiectomy

  • Greek orkhis orkhi- testicle –ectomy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Orchiectomy Sentence Examples

  • High inguinal orchiectomy was performed as the preoperative aspiration cytology of the hydrocele fluid showed atypical cells.

  • Both patients received high orchiectomy under the diagnosis of testicular tumor and the histopathological diagnosis in both patients was non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

  • Treatment consisted of radiotherapy after inguinal orchiectomy for beta-HCG negative cases, and chemotherapy or radiotherapy for beta-HCG positive cases.

  • All of the patients had undergone prior radical orchiectomy.

  • This procedure, called castration or orchiectomy, removes androgen stimulation from the whole body.

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