OOPHORECTOMY


Meaning of OOPHORECTOMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌō-ə-fə-ˈrek-tə-mē ]

noun

( plural -mies )

Etymology: New Latin oophoron ovary (from o- + Greek -phoron, neuter of -phoros -phore) + English -ectomy

Date: 1872

: the surgical removal of an ovary — called also ovariectomy

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