ovariotomy

[ oh-vair-ee-ot-uh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural o·var·i·ot·o·mies.

1. incision into or removal of an ovary.

ovariotomy

/ əʊˌvɛərɪˈɒtəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical incision into an ovary Compare oophorectomy

Other Words From

• o·vari·oto·mist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ovariotomy¹

1835–45; < New Latin ōvāriotomia, equivalent to ōvāri ( um ) ovary + -o- -o- + -tomia -tomy

Example Sentences

Abdominal hysterectomy after bilateral ophorectomy and ovariotomy.

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A second ovariotomy is not attended with more risk than a first ovariotomy.

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The improvement in securing the pedicle has played an important part in the development of ovariotomy.

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The risk of intestinal obstruction after bilateral ovariotomy is greater than after hysterectomy.

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Ovariotomy signifies the removal through an abdominal incision of cystic and solid tumours of the ovary, and parovarian cysts.

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