ovariotomy

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō vâr′ē otə mē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
o•var•i•ot•o•my  (ō vâr′ē otə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. [Surg.]
  1. Surgeryincision into or removal of an ovary.
  • Neo-Latin ōvāriotomia, equivalent. to ōvāri(um) ovary + -o- -o- + -tomia -tomy
  • 1835–45
o•var′i•oto•mist, n. 


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