orchido-
1.
a combining form used, with the meaning “orchid,” “testicle,” in the formation of compound words:
orchidology; orchidotomy.
Also,
orchi-
,
orchid-
.
Origin
orchid-
(erroneously taken as stem of
Greek
órchis
orchis
; cf.
orchid
) +
-o-
orchido-
in Medicine
orchido-
or
orchid-
pref.
Testis:
orchidectomy.