OOPHORECTOMY


Meaning of OOPHORECTOMY in English

[ ˌəʊəfə'rɛktəmi ]

■ noun ( plural oophorectomies ) surgical removal of one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. oophoron 'ovary' + -ectomy .

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