Oophorectomy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oophorectomy \O`o*pho*rec"to*my\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n egg + fe`rein
     to bear + ? a cutting out.] (Surg.)
     Ovariotomy.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  oophorectomy
       n : surgical removal of one of both ovaries [syn: {ovariectomy}]