- ovariotomy
- noun (plural -mies) Date: 1844 1. surgical incision of an ovary 2. oophorectomy
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ovariotomy
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Ovariotomy — O*va ri*ot o*my, n. [Ovarium + Gr. te mnein to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of removing one or both of the ovaries; o[ o]phorectomy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ovariotomy — [ō ver΄ēät′ə mē] n. pl. ovariotomies 1. a surgical incision into an ovary 2. OVARIECTOMY … English World dictionary
ovariotomy — ovariotomist, n. /oh vair ee ot euh mee/, n., pl. ovariotomies. Surg. incision into or removal of an ovary. [1835 45; < NL ovariotomia, equiv. to ovari(um) OVARY + o O + tomia TOMY] * * * … Universalium
ovariotomy — noun A surgical removal of an ovary. Syn: oophorectomy, ovariectomy … Wiktionary
ovariotomy — An incision into an ovary, e.g., a biopsy or a wedge excision. SYN: oophorotomy. [ovario + G. tome, incision] * * * ovar·i·ot·o·my ō .var ē ät ə mē, .ver n, pl mies 1) … Medical dictionary
ovariotomy — n. surgical removal of an ovary … English contemporary dictionary
ovariotomy — ovar·i·ot·o·my … English syllables
ovariotomy — n. literally, incision of an ovary. However, the term commonly refers to surgical removal of an ovary (oophorectomy) … The new mediacal dictionary
ovariotomy — o•var•i•ot•o•my [[t]oʊˌvɛər iˈɒt ə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies srg surgical incision into or removal of an ovary • Etymology: 1835–45; < NL ōvāriotomia … From formal English to slang
ovariotomy — /oʊˌvɛəriˈɒtəmi/ (say oh.vairree otuhmee) noun (plural ovariotomies) incision into or removal of an ovary. {New Latin ōvāriotomia} …
