OVARIOTOMIST

Etymology

Noun

ovariotomist (plural ovariotomists)

(surgery, now, historical) Someone who performs a ovariotomy. [from 19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


O*va`ri*ot"o*mist, n.

Definition: One who performs, or is skilled in, ovariotomy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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