oophorectomy

See also: oöphorectomy

English

Alternative forms

oöphorectomy

Etymology

From noun use of Ancient Greek ὠοφόρος (ōophóros, “egg-bearing”) +‎ -ectomy, corresponding to oophore +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌəʊəfəˈɹɛktəmi/
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

oophorectomy (plural oophorectomies)

(medicine) Surgical removal of one or both ovaries.

Synonyms

ovariectomy

Derived terms

Related terms

oophorectomize

Translations

surgical removal of ovaries

Czech: ooporektomie f, ovariektomie f
Danish: ooforektomi c, ovariektomi c
Dutch: oöforectomie f, ovariëctomie (nl) f
Esperanto: ovariektomio
Finnish: ooforektomia
French: ovariectomie (fr) f, oophorectomie (fr) f
German: Oophorektomie (de) f, Ovariektomie (de) f
Greek: ωοθηκεκτομή (el) f (oothikektomí)
Hindi: डिंबग्रंथिउच्छेदन (ḍimbagranthiucchedan)
Indonesian: ovariektomi
Italian: ooforectomia f, ovariectomia (it) f
Norwegian: ooforektomi m
Polish: owariektomia f
Portuguese: ooforectomia f, ovariectomia (pt) f
Romanian: ovariectomie (ro) f
Russian: оофорэктомия f (ooforɛktomija)
Spanish: ooforectomía f, ovarectomía f
Swedish: ovariotomi c
Turkish: ooforektomi
Ukrainian: оваріотомія f (ovariotomija)
Welsh: oofforectomi

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