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ovariectomy

noun
ovari路​ec路​to路​my | \ 艒-藢ver-膿-藞ek-t蓹-m膿 How to pronounce ovariectomy (audio) \
plural ovariectomies

Definition of ovariectomy

: oophorectomy
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ovariectomized \ 艒-​藢ver-​膿-​藞ek-​t蓹-​藢m墨zd How to pronounce ovariectomized (audio) \ adjective

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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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First Known Use of ovariectomy

1889, in the meaning defined above

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ovariectomy

noun
ovari路​ec路​to路​my | \ 艒-藢var-膿-藞ek-t蓹-m膿, -藢ver- How to pronounce ovariectomy (audio) \
plural ovariectomies

Medical Definition of ovariectomy

: oophorectomy

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