Word Structure

WordHub has a local lexical record for “Orchidectomy” with pronunciation and root analysis.

• orch

  testicle, testis (the flower orchid)

  Forms: orch

• -id

  belonging to, connected with; member of a group or class in zoology -idae: to coin family names in zoology

  Forms: id

• -ectomy

  to cut -tome: part, area, segment; cutting instrument -tomy: a cutting, especially a surgical incision or removal -ectomy: surgical removal

  Forms: tom