Medical term:
ovariectomy
oophorectomy
[o″of-o-rek´to-me]removal of one or both ovaries; done for tumors, severe infection, or certain other ovarian disorders. If this is done to a girl who has not yet reached puberty, it prevents the development of secondary sex characters. If both ovaries are removed from an adult woman, reproduction is not possible and the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone are no longer produced. Called also ovariectomy.
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o·var·i·ec·to·my
(ō-var'ē-ek'tŏ-mē),Excision of one or both ovaries.
Synonym(s): oophorectomy
[ovario- + G. ektomē, excision]
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ovariectomy
(ō-vâr′ē-ĕk′tə-mē)n. pl. ovariecto·mies
See oophorectomy.
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ovariectomy
Oophorectomy The excision of one or more ovaries; ♀ castrationMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
o·var·i·ec·to·my
(ō-var'ē-ek'tŏ-mē)Excision of one or both ovaries.
Synonym(s): oophorectomy.
Synonym(s): oophorectomy.
[ovario- + G. ektomē, excision]
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ovariectomy
See OOPHORECTOMY.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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