Posted: August 16th, 2017

Which of the following terms refers to surgical removal of one of the testes?

Which of the following terms refers to surgical removal of one of the testes?
a) Orchiectomy
Orchiectomy is required when the testicle has been damaged.
b) Circumcision
Circumcision is excision of the foreskin, or prepuce, of the glans penis.
c) Vasectomy
Vasectomy is the ligation and transection of part of the vas deferens to prevent the passage of the sperm from the testes.
d) Hydrocelectomy
Hydrocelectomy describes the surgical repair of a hydrocele, a collection of fluid in the tunica vaginalis.