oophorectomy
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of oophorectomy
1870–75; < New Latin oophor ( on ) ovary (neuter of Greek ōiophóros egg-bearing; see oo-, -phore) + -ectomy
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The Oscar-winning actor announced in 2013 that she had undergone a double mastectomy, followed by a double oophorectomy in 2015, due to her genetic predisposition to cancer.
From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025
Importantly, among women with early bilateral oophorectomy, ever taking hormone therapy was associated with less than half the odds of Alzheimer's disease compared to those women who had not taken hormone therapy.
From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024
Around Mother’s Day in May, she told Vogue that she also had a hysterectomy to remove her uterus and a bilateral oophorectomy to remove both ovaries.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2024
I had some medical conditions that ended in me needing an oophorectomy last year.
From Slate • Jun. 18, 2019
I have scheduled and canceled a prophylactic oophorectomy three times and a double mastectomy twice.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2016
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