oophorectomy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
oophorectomy
    n 1: surgical removal of one of both ovaries [syn:
         {oophorectomy}, {ovariectomy}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Oophorectomy \O`o*pho*rec"to*my\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n egg + fe`rein
   to bear + ? a cutting out.] (Surg.)
   Ovariotomy.
   [1913 Webster]
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