orchiectomyn.
/ˌɔːkɪˈɛktəmi/, U.S. /ˌɔrkiˈɛktəmi/ Surgery.
Surgical removal of one or both testicles; an instance of this; = orchidectomy n.
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lateralized operation1825
orchidectomy1870
prostatectomy1880
peotomy1890
orchiectomy1894
varicocelectomy1894
1894 G. M. Gould Illustr. Dict. Med. 938/1 Orchiectomy, synonym of Orchidectomy.
1948 H. Bailey & R. J. M. Love Short Pract. Surg. (ed. 8) III. xxxiii. 602 Orchiectomy is indicated when the other testis is normal, and the cord too short to allow replacement of the maldescended organ in the scrotum.
1963 Lancet 5 Jan. 21/1 In four cases where the testicle was regarded as non-viable the operation was orchiectomy. Orchiopexy was carried out in the rest though it was not always thought that the organ would function.
1974 Acta Endocrinol. 76 237 A progressive decrease in the pituitary FSH level was observed up to 72 h after orchiectomy.
1994 Boston Globe 16 Oct. 11/2 In Denmark..most patients undergo a biopsy of the remaining testicle after orchiectomy in order to screen for CIS cells.
2003 Drugs & Aging 20 175 Androgen deprivation therapy either by bilateral orchiectomies or treatment with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist decreases bone mineral density.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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