ovariectomy

noun

ovari·ec·to·my | \ ō-ˌver-ē-ˈek-tə-mē

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plural ovariectomies

Definition of ovariectomy

: oophorectomy

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Their collaboration further showed a connection between hormones and cancer: mammary tumors decreased in female mice with ovariectomies while the tumors increased in pregnant mice. — Leila Mcneill, Smithsonian, "The History of Breeding Mice for Science Begins With a Woman in a Barn," 20 Mar. 2018

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ovariectomy

noun

ovari·ec·to·my | \ ō-ˌvar-ē-ˈek-tə-mē, -ˌver-

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plural ovariectomies

Medical Definition of ovariectomy

: oophorectomy

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