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or•chi•ec•to•my
Pronunciation: (ôr"kē-ek'tu-mē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -mies.
Surg.
excision of one or both testes; castration.
Also,orchectomy,orchidectomy.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.