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orchid- (iou)



orchid- combining form. .
[mod. Latin, erron. taken as stem of Latin ORCHIS or Latinized stem of Greek orkhis testicle (after nouns in -is, -id-), in sense 1 now freq. taken as from ORCHID noun: see -O-. Cf. ORCHIO-, ORCHO-.]
Of or pertaining to orchids.
Anatomy & Medicine. Of or pertaining to a testicle or the testicles.
orchidectomize verb trans. perform orchidectomy on M20.
orchi'dectomy noun (an instance of) surgical removal of one or both testicles; castration: L19.
orchidopexy noun (an instance of) the surgical fixing in position of an undescended testicle L19.
orchi'dotomy noun (an instance of) surgical incision into a testicle, usu. to obtain biopsy material L19.