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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Surgical removal of one or both testes.

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  • noun surgery The procedure to remove one or both testes.

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  • noun surgical removal of one or both testicles

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Greek orkhis, orkhi-, testicle + –ectomy.]

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