Orchidectomy
/ˌɔːrkɪˈdɛktəmi/noun
Surgical removal of one or both testicles.
Did you know?The first element comes from Greek orchis, a word that also gave us orchid because the plant’s root shape reminded ancient writers of testicles.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
órkhis
“testicle”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ektomḗ
“a cutting out, excision”
Late 19th Century
Medical Latin/English
orchidectomia
“surgical excision of a testicle”
Modern English
English
orchidectomy
“surgical removal of one or both testicles”
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