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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Urogenital Surgical Procedures > Urologic Surgical Procedures > Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male > Orchiectomy
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Urogenital Surgical Procedures > Castration > Orchiectomy
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Endocrine Surgical Procedures > Castration > Orchiectomy

Preferred term

Orchiectomy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Orchidectomies
  • Orchidectomy

Note

  • check tags MALE & ANIMALS or HUMAN

Scope note

  • The surgical removal of one or both testicles.

History note

  • 86

In other languages

  • orkiektomia

    Finnish

  • kiveksen poisto
  • kiveksen poistoleikkaus
  • kivesten poisto
  • kivesten poistoleikkaus
  • orkidektomia
  • Orkiektomi

    Swedish

  • Kastrering av män
  • Orkektomi

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009919

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