orchio-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. orchiopexy n.

Forms: 1800s– orcheo-, 1800s– orchio-. Before a vowel orchi-.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὄρχις , -o- connective.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ὄρχις testicle (see orchis n.) + -o- connective.Combining with terminal elements of Greek origin; English formations are found from the mid 19th cent. (apparently earliest in orchiocele n.). Compare French orchio- (formations in which are found from at least the 19th cent).

Chiefly Medicine.

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Forming terms with the sense ‘of a testicle’. Cf. orchido- comb. form 1.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	orchio-
释义	orchio-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. orchiopexy n. Forms: 1800s– orcheo-, 1800s– orchio-. Before a vowel orchi-. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὄρχις , -o- connective. Etymology: < ancient Greek ὄρχις testicle (see orchis n.) + -o- connective.Combining with terminal elements of Greek origin; English formations are found from the mid 19th cent. (apparently earliest in orchiocele n.). Compare French orchio- (formations in which are found from at least the 19th cent). Chiefly Medicine. Categories » Forming terms with the sense ‘of a testicle’. Cf. orchido- comb. form 1. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < comb. form
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