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oophorectomy
[ oh-uh-fuh-rek-tuh-mee ]
noun
- the operation of removing one or both ovaries; ovariectomy.
oophorectomy
/ ˌəʊə´Úəˈ°ùÉ›°ì³ÙÉ™³¾Éª /
noun
- surgical removal of an ovary or ovarian tumour Also calledovariectomy Compare ovariotomy
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of oophorectomy1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of oophorectomy1
Example Sentences
Importantly, among women with early bilateral oophorectomy, ever taking hormone therapy was associated with less than half the odds of Alzheimer's disease compared to those women who had not taken hormone therapy.
So through six months of chemotherapy and through a double mastectomy, a hysterectomy and an oophorectomy, she continued working, even appearing at conferences around the country.
All of the women reached menopause naturally, none because of a hysterectomy, oophorectomy, radiation therapy or chemotherapy.
I have scheduled and canceled a prophylactic oophorectomy three times and a double mastectomy twice.
The scientists found that the rate of colorectal cancer was lower in younger women and highest in the first four years after oophorectomy.
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