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OOPHORECTOMY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oophorectomy mean?
• OOPHORECTOMY (noun)
The noun OOPHORECTOMY has 1 sense:
1. surgical removal of one of both ovaries
Familiarity information: OOPHORECTOMY 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 ("oophorectomy" is a kind of...):
ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)
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