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oophorectomy
o·o·pho·rec·to·my [  əfə réktəmee ] (plural o·o·pho·rec·to·mies)


noun 
Definition:
 
surgery 
Same as  ovariectomy
[Late 19th century. < modern Latin oophoron "ovary," literally "egg-bearer" < Greek ōion "egg"]
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