oophorectomy

  • 1Oophorectomy — O [ o]*pho*rec to*my, n. [Gr. w, o n egg + fe rein to bear + ? a cutting out.] (Surg.) Ovariotomy. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2oophorectomy — [ō΄ō fə rek′tə mē, ō΄əfə rek′tə mē] n. pl. oophorectomies [ OOPHOR(O) + ECTOMY] the surgical removal of one or both ovaries …

    English World dictionary

  • 3Oophorectomy — Ovariotomy redirects here. For the song by Sadist, see Crust (album). Oophorectomy Intervention ICD 10 PCS 0UB00ZX 0UB28ZZ ICD 9 CM 65.3 …

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  • 4oophorectomy — noun (plural mies) Etymology: New Latin oophoron ovary (from o + Greek phoron, neuter of phoros phore) + English ectomy Date: 1872 the surgical removal of an ovary called also ovariectomy …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5oophorectomy — /oh euh feuh rek teuh mee/, n., pl. oophorectomies. Surg. the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy. [1870 75; < NL oophor(on) ovary (neut. of Gk oiophóros egg bearing; see OO , PHORE) + ECTOMY] * * * …

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  • 6oophorectomy — noun /ˌəʊəfəˈrɛktəmi/ Surgical removal of one or both ovaries. Syn: ovariectomy …

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  • 7Oophorectomy — The removal of one or both ovaries by surgery. * * * SYN: ovariectomy. [G. oon, egg, + phoros, bearing, + ektome, excision] * * * oo·pho·rec·to·my .ō ə fə rek tə mē n, pl mies the surgical removal of an ovary called also ovariectomy * * * n. su …

    Medical dictionary

  • 8oophorectomy — əʊfÉ™ rektÉ™mɪ n. surgical removal of the ovaries …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9oophorectomy — [ˌəʊəfə rɛktəmi] noun (plural oophorectomies) surgical removal of one or both ovaries; ovariectomy. Origin C19: from mod. L. oophoron ovary + ectomy …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 10oophorectomy — oo·pho·rec·to·my …

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