| orchidean | <botany> Orchidaceous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| 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) |
| orchidorraphy | Surgical treatment of an undescended testicle by freeing it and implanting it into the scrotum. Synonym: cryptorchidopexy, orchidorraphy, orchiorrhaphy. Origin: orchio-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchiectomy | The surgical removal of the testicles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| orchiepididymitis | Inflammation of the testis and epididymis. Origin: orchi-+ epididymis, + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| orchil | 1. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc. 2. The plant from which the dye is obtained. Alternative forms: orchal and orchil. Origin: OF. Orchel, orcheil, It. Orcella, oricello, or OSp. Orchillo. Cf. Orchil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| orchilla weed | <botany> The lichen from which archil is obtained. See Archil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |