oophorectomy

American  

[oh-uh-fuh-rek-tuh-mee] / ˌoʊ ə fəˈrɛk tə mi /

noun

Surgery.

plural

oophorectomies

1. the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.

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oophorectomy British  

/ ˌəʊəfəˈrɛktəmɪ /

noun

1. Also called: ovariectomy.  surgical removal of an ovary or ovarian tumour Compare ovariotomy

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Etymology

Origin of oophorectomy

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

Example Sentences

After her final surgery, an oophorectomy and a partial hysterectomy, she took a week to recover and then started filming “Your Friends & Neighbors” in Mount Kisco, N.Y.

From Los Angeles Times

Taken together, the results extend previous findings indicating that women with early bilateral oophorectomy are at high risk for Alzheimer's disease due to a link between APOE4 and estradiol loss in this cohort.

From Science Daily

So through six months of chemotherapy and through a double mastectomy, a hysterectomy and an oophorectomy, she continued working, even appearing at conferences around the country.

From New York Times

All of the women reached menopause naturally, none because of a hysterectomy, oophorectomy, radiation therapy or chemotherapy.

From Washington Post

I have scheduled and canceled a prophylactic oophorectomy three times and a double mastectomy twice.

From New York Times