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oophorectomy

[ oh-uh-fuh-rek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural o·o·pho·rec·to·mies.
  1. the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.


oophorectomy

/ ˌəʊəfəˈrɛktəmɪ /

noun

  1. surgical removal of an ovary or ovarian tumour Also calledovariectomy Compare ovariotomy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of oophorectomy1

1870–75; < New Latin oophor ( on ) ovary (neuter of Greek ōiophóros egg-bearing; oo-, -phore ) + -ectomy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oophorectomy1

C19: from New Latin ōophoron ovary, from Greek ōion egg + phoros bearing, + -ectomy
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Example Sentences

On the same principle on which the radical operation on men was condemned, Oophorectomy must also be condemned.

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