ovariotomy
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Origin of ovariotomy
1835–45; < New Latin ōvāriotomia, equivalent to ōvāri ( um ) ovary + -o- -o- + -tomia -tomy
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In 25 days the first woman ever to undergo an ovariotomy was "perfectly well."
From Time Magazine Archive
Borsini and Terrier cite instances of successful ovariotomy in patients of seventy-seven.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
In a certain percentage of cases it is malignant and will kill whether it is removed or not, but the general result of ovariotomy has been the saving of thousands of women from untimely death.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents by Lord, John
Pregnancy going to term with a successful delivery frequently follows the performance of ovariotomy with astonishing rapidity.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
It was there that, in 1842, he first performed the operation of ovariotomy with which his name is associated.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
Gordon reports five successful ovariotomies during pregnancy, in Lebedeff's clinic.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Successful ovariotomies are infrequent in the extremely aged.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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