oophorectomy

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

/ ˌoʊ ə fəˈrɛk tə mi /

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noun, plural o·o·pho·rec·to·mies.Surgery.

the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.

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Origin of oophorectomy

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

Words nearby oophorectomy

oomycota, -oon, Oona, oont, OOO, oophorectomy, oophoritis, oophyte, oops, Oort, Oort cloud

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How to use oophorectomy in a sentence

On the same principle on which the radical operation on men was condemned, Oophorectomy must also be condemned.
The Fertility of the Unfit|William Allan Chapple

British Dictionary definitions for oophorectomy

oophorectomy

/ (ˌəʊəfəˈrɛktəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

surgical removal of an ovary or ovarian tumourAlso called: ovariectomy Compare ovariotomy

Word Origin for oophorectomy

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

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