{"id":11401,"date":"2020-03-03T06:03:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T06:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=11401"},"modified":"2023-08-16T05:48:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T05:48:24","slug":"orchidectomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/orchidectomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Orchidectomy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surgery to remove one or both testicles.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Removal of the testes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Surgical operation removal of a testicle.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Surgical removal of a testis, usually to treat such diseases as seminoma (a malignant tumor of the testis). Removal of both testes (castration) causes sterility.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Operation for the removal of one or both testicles, for example, because of cancer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The surgical excision of either one or both testicles is referred to as orchidectomy. 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Removal of the testes. Surgical operation removal of a testicle. Surgical removal of a testis, usually to treat such diseases as seminoma (a malignant tumor of the testis). Removal of both testes (castration) causes sterility. 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