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oophorectomy

oophorectomy

1 9.9
An operation that removes one or both ovaries, the female organs that make eggs
  • noun
  • /ˌoʊəfəˈrɛktəmi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ooforectomía
  • salpingo-oophorectomy
  • oophorectomy removal

Examples

  • The mother of a 10-year-old with severe multiple abnormalities asks for a hysterectomy and oophorectomy for her daughter.

    Academic text (2014)

  • One patient hemorrhaged while singing two days after an abortion, and one patient had undergone bilateral oophorectomy and had recurrent hemorrhages when she missed her estrogen replacement pills.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The doctor recommended an oophorectomy to reduce the risk of cancer due to her family history.

  • Many women choose to have a preventive oophorectomy to lower their chances of developing ovarian cancer.

  • After discussing her medical options, she decided to proceed with the oophorectomy as planned.

Synonyms

ovariectomy
vsoophorectomy
  • Specialized
7.9

Surgery to remove one or both female organs that make eggs

has the same meaning but uses a different medical term

Surface Forms

oophorectomy singular
oophorectomies plural

Morphology

oophorectomy = oophor + ectomy

The term is a technical medical formation from the Greek combining form oophor- and the surgical suffix -ectomy, which is not transparent to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Oophorectomy comes from Greek parts: oophor- meaning 'egg-bearing', the part that carries eggs, and -ectomy meaning 'cut out', like the -ectomy in appendectomy. So an oophorectomy is the operation that 'cuts out' the egg-carrying organs, the ovaries.