ovariectomy

[ oh-vair-ee-ek-tuh-mee ]

noun,plural o·var·i·ec·to·mies.Surgery.

the operation of removing one or both ovaries; oophorectomy.

Origin of ovariectomy

First recorded in 1885–90; ovari(um) + -ectomy

Words Nearby ovariectomy

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ovals of Cassini
oval window
Ovambo
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ovariole
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British Dictionary definitions for ovariectomy

ovariectomy

/ (əʊˌvɛərɪˈɛktəmɪ) /

nounplural -mies

surgery another name for oophorectomy

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