- gonadectomy
- noun (plural -mies) Date: 1915 surgical removal of an ovary or testis • gonadectomized adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gonadectomy
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gonadectomy — go·nad·ec·to·my … English syllables
gonadectomy — /goʊnəˈdɛktəmi/ (say gohnuh dektuhmee) noun (plural gonadectomies) the surgical excision of a gonad …
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