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noun
The surgical removal of one or both ovaries, usually performed to treat or prevent conditions such as ovarian cancer, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, or other ovarian disorders.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: ovariectomy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: procedure, operation, surgery, treatment, therapy
noun
surgical removal of one of both ovaries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: ovariectomy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision
History
By surface analysis, oophor- + -ectomy.
Across languages
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
