Ovariotomy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An ovariectomy.
  • n. Surgical incision into an ovary, as to perform a biopsy or remove a tumor.
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  • n. A surgical removal of an ovary.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The operation of removing one or both of the ovaries; oöphorectomy.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The removal of an ovary that has undergone cystic or other degeneration.
    • Word Usage
    "Ephraim McDowell (1771–1830) performed a successful ovariotomy, thus showing that surgery of the abdominal cavity was not necessarily fatal."
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    normal ovariotomy   
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    oophorectomy    ovariectomy   
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