orchotomy
- noun
- /ɔrˈkɒtəmi/
- Specialized
:
orquiectomía
- Doctors recommended an orchotomy to investigate the cause of his infertility.
Examples
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The patient underwent an orchotomy after other diagnostic methods were inconclusive.
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An orchotomy may be performed to collect tissue samples for fertility testing.
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The doctor performed an orchotomy last week.
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After the orchotomy, the patient felt relieved.
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An orchotomy may be performed to collect tissue samples for fertility testing.
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Doctors recommended an orchotomy to investigate the cause of his infertility.
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The patient underwent an orchotomy after other diagnostic methods were inconclusive.
How Invasive
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
9
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
orchotomy = orchio + tomy
Formed from the medical combining form 'orchio-' (testis) + '-tomy' (incision), but these technical combining forms are not transparent to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word orchotomy comes from an old Greek root orch- meaning 'testicle' and the ending -otomy meaning 'cutting into', like in tracheotomy. So it literally means a 'cut into a testicle', which is why the word refers to a surgical cut to take tissue for testing.