- oophorectomies
- 'əʊfə'rektəmɪ n. surgical removal of the ovaries
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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oophorectomy — /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] * * * … Universalium
oophorectomy — [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
oophorectomy — /oʊəfəˈrɛktəmi/ (say ohuhfuh rektuhmee) noun (plural oophorectomies) Surgery the operation of removal of one or both ovaries. {oophor (from New Latin, combining form of oophoron ovary, from Greek: literally, egg bearer) + ectomy} …
oophorectomy — [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
