ORCHOTOMY

orchotomy

(noun) surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Or*chot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. (Surg.)

Definition: The operation of cutting out or removing a testicle by the knife; castration.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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