Also called oöphorectomy. The operation of removal of an ovary (see OVARIES) or an ovarian tumour (see under OVARIES, DISEASES OF).
n. literally, incision of an ovary. However, the term commonly refers to surgical removal of an ovary (*oophorectomy).
Removal, by operation, of an ovary (see OVARIES). When the ovary is removed for the presence of a cyst, the term ovariotomy is usually employed (see OVARIES, DISEASES OF).... oöphorectomy
(ovariectomy) n. surgical removal of an ovary, performed, for example, when the ovary contains tumours or cysts or is otherwise diseased. See also ovariotomy.... oophorectomy
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