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OVARIECTOMY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ovariectomy mean?
• OVARIECTOMY (noun)
The noun OVARIECTOMY has 1 sense:
1. surgical removal of one of both ovaries
Familiarity information: OVARIECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surgical removal of one of both ovaries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
oophorectomy; ovariectomy
Hypernyms ("ovariectomy" is a kind of...):
ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)
Context examples
Treatment with estrogens or estrogen/progesterone after menopause or ovariectomy to prevent pathological effects of decreased estrogen production.
(Hormone Replacement Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)
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