Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orchiopexy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-chiopexy
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin orchis + -pexy, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”) + πῆξις (pêxis, “fixing”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -pexy, ὄρχις
Root: -
Suffix: πῆξις

Inflected Forms

orchiopexies (plural) orchidopexy (alternative)

Questions

What does orchiopexy mean?: A procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.
Where does orchiopexy come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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