Anorchism

/ænˈɔrkɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The state, condition, or disease characterized by the absence or failure of development of the testicles, also called anorchia.

Etymology

From Greek 'an-' (without) + 'orchis' (testicle) + '-ism' suffix (condition or doctrine), creating a noun for the pathological state itself.

Kelly Says

Adding '-ism' to medical terms transforms them from describing a state into describing a whole disease category—compare 'diabetic' (adjective) to 'diabetes' (noun) to 'diabetism' (the systematic condition)! This shows how medical nomenclature evolved to categorize human conditions.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Anarchy
an-ar-kee
ARالعربية
فوضوية
fuw-d-wi-ah
BNবাংলা
অনার্কিবাদ
on-ar-kee-ba-ad
CACatalà
anarquia
an-ar-kee-ah
CSČeština
anarchismus
an-ar-kee-smus
DADansk
anarkisme
an-ar-kee-sme
DEDeutsch
Anarchismus
an-ar-kee-smus
ELΕλληνικά
αναρχισμός
an-ar-chis-mos
ESEspañol
anorquismo
an-or-kee-smo
FAفارسی
انارشیسم
an-ar-shee-sm
FISuomi
anarkismi
an-ar-kee-smi
FRFrançais
anorchismes
an-or-kee-sm
GUGU
અનાર્ક્યવાદ
an-ar-kee-va-ad
HAHA
anarchy
an-ar-kee
HEעברית
אנרכיזם
an-re-kee-zm
HIहिन्दी
अनारक्यवाद
an-a-ra-kya-vad
HUMagyar
anarchizmus
an-ar-kee-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
anarquisme
an-ar-kee-sme
IGIG
anarchy
an-ar-kee
ITItaliano
anorchisismo
an-or-kee-smo
JA日本語
無秩序主義
mu-chitsu-ju-shugi
KKKK
анархизм
anar-kh-izm
KMKM
អនាធិបតេយ្យ
a-na-a-thi-pa-tei
KO한국어
무질서주의
mu-jil-seo-ju-ui
MRMR
अनारक्यवाद
an-ar-kee-va-ad
MSBahasa Melayu
anarquisme
an-ar-kee-sme
MYမြန်မာ
anarchy
an-ar-kee
NLNederlands
anarcho
an-ar-kho
NONorsk
anarkisme
an-ar-kee-sme
PAPA
ਅਨਾਰਕੀ
an-ar-kee
PLPolski
anarchoizm
an-ar-cho-izm
PTPortuguês
anorquismo
an-or-kee-smo
RORomână
anarhizm
an-ar-hizm
RUРусский
анархизм
anar-kh-izm
SVSvenska
anarkism
an-ar-kee-sm
SWKiswahili
anarchism
an-ar-kee-sm
TAதமிழ்
அனர்க்கியவாதம்
an-ar-kee-ya-va-tham
TEతెలుగు
అనర్క్యవాదం
an-ar-kee-ya-va-dam
THไทย
อนาธิปไตย
a-na-thi-pai-det
TLTL
anarkeyismo
an-ar-kee-ismo
TRTürkçe
anarşizm
an-ar-shizm
UKУкраїнська
анархизм
anar-kh-izm
URاردو
انارکیزم
an-ar-kee-zm
VITiếng Việt
chống trật tự
chong trot tu
YOYO
anarchy
an-ar-kee
ZH中文
无秩序主义
wú zhìxù zhǔyì
ZUZU
anarchy
an-ar-kee

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.