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orchidectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-chidec-to-my
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of orchiectomy.

Etymology

From Latin orchis (wrongly interpreting orchid- as the stem), from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”) + -ectomy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

orchidectomies (plural)

Derived Forms

orchidectomist orchidectomize

Synonyms

orchiectomy

Rhymes With

hysterectomy vasectomy mastectomy appendectomy prostatectomy tonsillectomy gastrectomy lumpectomy splenectomy cholecystectomy nephrectomy laminectomy

Questions

What does orchidectomy mean?
Synonym of orchiectomy.
Where does orchidectomy come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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