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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Or*chot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? a testicle + ? to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting out or removing a testicle by the knife; castration.
| Pronunciation: | or'kâtumee | ||
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| Definition: | [n] surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count) | ||
| See Also: | incision, section, surgical incision | ||
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| Definition: | \Or*chot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? a testicle + ? to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting out or removing a testicle by the knife; castration. | ||
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