ovariectomy

American

[oh-vair-ee-ek-tuh-mee] / oʊˌvɛər iˈɛk tə mi /

noun

Surgery.

the operation of removing one or both ovaries; oophorectomy.

ovariectomy British

/ əʊˌvɛərɪˈɛktəmɪ /

noun

surgery another name for oophorectomy

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Noun Inflected Forms

ovariectomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of ovariectomy

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

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Researchers reasoned these snow monkeys could model mood changes due to ovariectomy without confounding variables like the social stigma of barrenness that might affect women.

From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2011

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