Orchiopexy in The Napkin.
- Jan. 3, 2021, 3:50 p.m.
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Orchiopexy (or orchidopexy) is a surgery to move an undescended (cryptorchid) testicle into the scrotum and permanently fix it there. Orchiopexy typically also describes the surgery used to resolve testicular torsion.
No, I don’t suffer this or need this, if you’re worried. It would take a while to explain the intarweb rabbit of hole of how I came across this word. I like expanding my vocabulary, and I hope you do, too. I saw the word and recognized its root, so I did my google-fu. I was curious about the meaning as I’m already familiar with the word orchiectomy. That means the removal of one or both testicles. Layman term is castration.
You just learned something. You can go to bed now. <3
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