oophorectomy

[ oh-uh-fuh-rek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural o·o·pho·rec·to·mies.

1. the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.

oophorectomy

/ ˌəʊəfəˈrɛktəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical removal of an ovary or ovarian tumour Also calledovariectomy Compare ovariotomy

Word History and Origins

Origin of oophorectomy¹

1870–75; < New Latin oophor ( on ) ovary (neuter of Greek ōiophóros egg-bearing; oo-, -phore ) + -ectomy

Word History and Origins

Origin of oophorectomy¹

C19: from New Latin ōophoron ovary, from Greek ōion egg + phoros bearing, + -ectomy

Example Sentences

On the same principle on which the radical operation on men was condemned, Oophorectomy must also be condemned.

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