- oophorectomy
- 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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oophorectomy
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Oophorectomy — O [ o]*pho*rec to*my, n. [Gr. w, o n egg + fe rein to bear + ? a cutting out.] (Surg.) Ovariotomy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oophorectomy — [ō΄ō fə rek′tə mē, ō΄əfə rek′tə mē] n. pl. oophorectomies [ OOPHOR(O) + ECTOMY] the surgical removal of one or both ovaries … English World dictionary
Oophorectomy — Ovariotomy redirects here. For the song by Sadist, see Crust (album). Oophorectomy Intervention ICD 10 PCS 0UB00ZX 0UB28ZZ ICD 9 CM 65.3 … Wikipedia
oophorectomy — /oh euh feuh rek teuh mee/, n., pl. oophorectomies. Surg. the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy. [1870 75; < NL oophor(on) ovary (neut. of Gk oiophóros egg bearing; see OO , PHORE) + ECTOMY] * * * … Universalium
oophorectomy — noun /ˌəʊəfəˈrɛktəmi/ Surgical removal of one or both ovaries. Syn: ovariectomy … Wiktionary
Oophorectomy — The removal of one or both ovaries by surgery. * * * SYN: ovariectomy. [G. oon, egg, + phoros, bearing, + ektome, excision] * * * oo·pho·rec·to·my .ō ə fə rek tə mē n, pl mies the surgical removal of an ovary called also ovariectomy * * * n. su … Medical dictionary
oophorectomy — əʊfÉ™ rektÉ™mɪ n. surgical removal of the ovaries … English contemporary dictionary
oophorectomy — [ˌəʊəfə rɛktəmi] noun (plural oophorectomies) surgical removal of one or both ovaries; ovariectomy. Origin C19: from mod. L. oophoron ovary + ectomy … English new terms dictionary
oophorectomy — oo·pho·rec·to·my … English syllables
oophorectomy — ovariectomy; n. surgical removal of an ovary, performed, for example, when the ovary contains tumours or cysts or is otherwise diseased. See also: ovariotomy … The new mediacal dictionary
