orchi-
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Italian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”).
Prefix
[edit]orchi-
- (medicine) used to derive words pertaining to testicles
- orchi- + -algia (“-algia, pain”) → orchialgia (“pain in the testicles”)
- orchi- + -ectomia (“-ectomy, excision”) → orchiectomia (“removal of one or both testicles”)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- orchi- in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana