orchiectomy Surg.
(ɔːkiːˈɛktəmɪ)
[See orchidectomy.]
= orchidectomy.
| 1894 in Gould Dict. Med. 938/1. 1948 Bailey & Love Short Pract. Surg. (ed. 8) III. xxxiii. 602 Orchiectomy is indicated when the other testis is normal, and the cord too short to allow replacement of the maldescended organ in the scrotum. 1963 Lancet 5 Jan. 21/1 In four cases where the testicle was regarded as non-viable the operation was orchiectomy. Orchiopexy was carried out in the rest though it was not always thought that the organ would function. 1974 Acta Endocrinol. LXXVI. 237 A progressive decrease in the pituitary FSH level was observed up to 72 h after orchiectomy. |