Which medical term means surgical fixation of testes?

A) orchidopexy
B) orchioplasty
C) orchiotomy
D) orchidectomy


A
Explanation: Orchid/o means testes and -pexy means surgical fixation, so orchidopexy means surgical fixation of testes. Orchi/o means testes and -plasty means surgical repair, so orchioplasty means surgical repair of testes. -otomy means cutting into; thus, orchiotomy means cutting into testes. -ectomy means surgical removal, so orchidectomy means surgical removal of testes.

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