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o•var•i•ot•o•my
(ō vâr′ē ot′ə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. [Surg.]
o•var′i•ot′o•mist, n.
- Surgeryincision into or removal of an ovary.
- Neo-Latin ōvāriotomia, equivalent. to ōvāri(um) ovary + -o- -o- + -tomia -tomy
- 1835–45