orchidectomie

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.ki.dɛk.tɔ.mi/

Noun

orchidectomie f (plural orchidectomies)

(surgery) orchidectomy

Further reading

“orchidectomie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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