Usually means: Surgical removal of the ovaries.
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  1. oophorectomy: Merriam-Webster
  2. oophorectomy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. oophorectomy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. oophorectomy: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. oophorectomy: Wordnik
  7. oophorectomy: Wiktionary
  8. oophorectomy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. oophorectomy: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. oophorectomy: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. oophorectomy: Dictionary.com
  12. Oophorectomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Oophorectomy: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. oophorectomy: Rhymezone
  15. Oophorectomy: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  16. oophorectomy: FreeDictionary.org
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  1. oophorectomy: Encyclopedia

Medicine (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. oophorectomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Oophorectomy: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Breast Cancer Talking Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Endometrial Cancer Glossary (No longer online)
  6. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  7. Oophorectomy: Breast Cancer Glossary of Medical Terms
  8. oophorectomy: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  9. oophorectomy: Medical dictionary
  10. Oophorectomy: Drug Medical Dictionary
  11. Hyperdictionary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (oophorectomy)

▸ noun:  (medicine) Surgical removal of one or both ovaries.

Similar:
ovariectomy, oöphorectomy, oophorosalpingectomy, oopherectomy, oophorotomy, oocytectomy, ovarectomy, ovariotomy, oophoron, salpingo-oophorectomy, more...

Opposite:
ovariotomy, ovary preservation, ovary conservation

Phrases:
prophylactic oophorectomy, salpingo oophorectomy, hysterosalpingo oophorectomy, hystero oophorectomy, bilateral salpingo oophorectomy, more...

Adjectives:
bilateral, prophylactic, salpingo, unilateral, surgical, medical, laparoscopic, double, therapeutic, reducing, partial

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Similar:
ovariectomy, oöphorectomy, oophorosalpingectomy, oopherectomy, oophorotomy, oocytectomy, ovarectomy, ovariotomy, oophoron, salpingo-oophorectomy, more...

Opposite:
ovariotomy, ovary preservation, ovary conservation

Phrases:
prophylactic oophorectomy, salpingo oophorectomy, hysterosalpingo oophorectomy, hystero oophorectomy, bilateral salpingo oophorectomy, laparohystero oophorectomy, laparohysterosalpingo oophorectomy, more...

Adjectives:
bilateral, prophylactic, salpingo, unilateral, surgical, medical, laparoscopic, double, therapeutic, reducing, partial



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