ovariotomy

[ oh-vair-ee-ot-uh-mee ]

noun,plural o·var·i·ot·o·mies.Surgery.

incision into or removal of an ovary.

Origin of ovariotomy

1835–45; <New Latin ōvāriotomia, equivalent to ōvāri(um) ovary + -o--o- + -tomia-tomy

Other words from ovariotomy

o·var·i·ot·o·mist, noun

Words Nearby ovariotomy

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How to use ovariotomy in a sentence

Abdominal hysterectomy after bilateral ophorectomy and ovariotomy.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) | Various
A second ovariotomy is not attended with more risk than a first ovariotomy.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) | Various
The improvement in securing the pedicle has played an important part in the development of ovariotomy.
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The risk of intestinal obstruction after bilateral ovariotomy is greater than after hysterectomy.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) | Various
ovariotomy signifies the removal through an abdominal incision of cystic and solid tumours of the ovary, and parovarian cysts.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) | Various

British Dictionary definitions for ovariotomy

ovariotomy

/ (əʊˌvɛərɪˈɒtəmɪ) /

nounplural -mies

surgical incision into an ovary: Compare oophorectomy

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