OVARIECTOMY

oophorectomy, ovariectomy

(noun) surgical removal of one of both ovaries

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ovariectomy (plural ovariectomies)

(surgery) Surgical removal of one or both ovaries.

Synonyms

• oophorectomy

Source: Wiktionary



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SOAK

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