n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ō - ə -f ə - ' rek-t ə -m ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
Etymology: New Latin oophoron ovary (fr. o- + Greek -phoron, neuter of -phoros -phore) + English -ectomy
Date: 1872
: the surgical removal of an ovary ― called also ovariectomy