| Pronunciation: | | `owufu'rektumee
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] surgical removal of one of both ovaries |
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OOPHORECTOMY is a 12 letter word that starts with O. |
| | Synonyms: | | ovariectomy |
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| | See Also: | | ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O`["o]*pho*rec"to*my\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n egg + ? to
bear + ? a cutting out.] (Surg.)
Ovariotomy.
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Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | surgery to remove one or both ovaries. |
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