| 释义 |
Definition of orchidectomy in English: orchidectomynoun ˌɔːkɪˈdɛktəmi mass nounSurgical removal of one or both testicles. Example sentencesExamples - Systemic analgesia or orchidectomy may be required in individual cases.
- His left testicle was removed, by a process known as orchidectomy, because it had a tumour.
- He had to have an orchidectomy and a number of radiotherapy sessions.
- Alternatively, orchidectomy - surgical removal of both testicles, stops the production of testosterone.
- No antecedents of orchitis, infectious disease, or orchidectomy had been recorded in the patients' histories.
Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin orchido- (from a Latinized stem of Greek orkhis 'testicle') + -ectomy. |