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oophorectomy definition

oopho·rec·tomy (ō′ō fə rek′tə mē, ō′ə-)

noun pl. oophorectomies -·mies

the surgical removal of one or both ovaries

Etymology: oophor(o)- + -ectomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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