| orchi- | Orchido-orchio- The testes. Origin: G. Orchis, testis (05 Mar 2000) |
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| orchialgia | Pain in the testis. Synonym: orchiodynia, orchioneuralgia, testalgia. Origin: orchi-+ G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchichorea | Involuntary rising and falling movements of the testis. Origin: orchi-+ G. Choreia, a dance (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchid | <botany> Any plant of the order Orchidaceae. See Orchidaceous. See: Orchis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| orchidaceous | <botany> Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order (Orchidaceae) of endogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial herbs having the stamens and pistils united in a single column, and normally three petals and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are curiously shaped, often resembling insects, the odd or lower petal (called the lip) being unlike the others, and sometimes of a strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred species occur in the United States, but several thousand in the tropics. Over three hundred genera are recognised. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| orchidean | <botany> Orchidaceous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| orchidectomy | <procedure, surgery> Surgical removal of the testis. A recognised form of treatment for prostate cancer. (27 Sep 1997) |
| orchideous | <botany> Same as Orchidaceous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| orchidic | Relating to the testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchiditis | <pathology> Inflammation of a testis. The disease is marked by pain, swelling and a feeling of weight. It may occur idiopathically or it may be associated with conditions such as mumps, gonorrhoea, filarial disease, syphilis or tuberculosis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| orchido- | See: orchi-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchidologist | One versed in orchidology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| orchidology | <study> The branch of botany which treats of orchids. Origin: Gr. The orchis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| orchidometer | 1. A caliper device used to measure the size of testes. 2. A set of sized models of testes for comparison of testicular development. Origin: orchido-+ G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchidoptosis | Ptosis of the male gonads. Origin: orchido-+ G. Ptosis, a falling (05 Mar 2000) |