Removal of one or both fallopian tubes and ovaries.
This may be performed to treat a benign ovarian cyst.
It may also be performed together with a hysterectomy to treat cancer of the ovary (see ovary, cancer of) or the uterus (see uterus, cancer of).
Surgical removal of a Fallopian tube (see FALLOPIAN TUBES) and its accompanying ovary (see OVARIES).
n. surgical removal of the Fallopian tube and ovary.
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
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