loading...| Preferred Name |
orchiectomy |
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| Synonyms |
orchidektomi orchidectomy removal of remaining testis |
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| Definitions |
A surgical procedure in which one or both testicles are removed (bilateral orchiectomy). The surgery is typically performed as treatment for testicular cancer, in some cases of testicular torsion, and is sometimes used in the management of advanced prostate cancer. It may also be performed as part of transfeminine gender confirmation surgery. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_001648 |
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| alternate name |
orchiectomies |
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| anatomical location | ||
| definition |
A surgical procedure in which one or both testicles are removed (bilateral orchiectomy). The surgery is typically performed as treatment for testicular cancer, in some cases of testicular torsion, and is sometimes used in the management of advanced prostate cancer. It may also be performed as part of transfeminine gender confirmation surgery. |
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| has narrow synonym |
bilateral orchiectomy removal of both testes at same operative episode unilateral orchiectomy removal of remaining testis |
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| has related synonym |
orchidektomi orchidectomy |
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| identifier | ||
| is referenced by |
http://web.archive.org/web/20201115050831/https://www.translanguageprimer.org/primer |
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| label |
orchiectomi orchiectomy |
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| MeSH Descriptor ID | ||
| prefixIRI |
GSSO:001648 |
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| prefLabel |
orchiectomy |
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| short name |
orchy orch orchie |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_001647 |