- ovariectomy
- noun (plural -mies) Date: 1889 oophorectomy • ovariectomized adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ovariectomy
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ovariectomy — [ō ver΄ē ek′tə mē] n. pl. ovariectomies [see ECTOMY] the surgical removal of one or both ovaries … English World dictionary
ovariectomy — /oh vair ee ek teuh mee/, n., pl. ovariectomies. Surg. the operation of removing one or both ovaries; oophorectomy. [1885 90; OVARI(UM) + ECTOMY] * * * … Universalium
ovariectomy — noun Surgical removal of one or both ovaries. Syn: oophorectomy … Wiktionary
ovariectomy — Excision of one or both ovaries. SYN: oophorectomy. [ovario + G. ektome, excision] * * * ovari·ec·to·my ō .var ē ek tə mē, .ver n, pl mies oophorectomy * * * n. see oophorectomy * * * ovar·i·ec·to … Medical dictionary
ovariectomy — əʊ verɪ ektÉ™mɪ / veÉ™r n. surgical removal of the ovaries … English contemporary dictionary
ovariectomy — [ˌəʊvərɪ ɛktəmi] noun (plural ovariectomies) surgical removal of one or both ovaries … English new terms dictionary
ovariectomy — ovari·ec·to·my … English syllables
ovariectomy — n.; see oophorectomy … The new mediacal dictionary
ovariectomy — o•var•i•ec•to•my [[t]oʊˌvɛər iˈɛk tə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies srg oophorectomy … From formal English to slang
ovariectomy — noun surgical removal of one of both ovaries • Syn: ↑oophorectomy • Hypernyms: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision … Useful english dictionary
