ovariectomy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əʊˌvɛərɪˈɛktəmɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō vâr′ē ek′tə mē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
o•var•i•ec•to•my  (ō vâr′ē ek′tə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. [Surg.]
  1. Surgerythe operation of removing one or both ovaries;
    oophorectomy.
  • ovari(um) + -ectomy 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ovariectomy / əʊˌvɛərɪˈɛktəmɪ/ ( -mies)
  1. another name for oophorectomy
'ovariectomy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
oophorectomy

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