annessiectomy

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noun

The removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes.

Similar
salpingovariectomy
OriginItalian annessiectomia →
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Meanings

nounannessiectomy (usually uncountable, plural annessiectomies)

plural annessiectomies

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineThe removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes.

    Synonyms: salpingovariectomy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes.

Similar
salpingovariectomy
Also see
ovariosalpingectomy

Origin

  1. Italianannessiectomia
  2. Englishannessiectomy

From Italian annessiectomia, from annessi (“appendages”) + -ectomia (“-ectomy”), so called because the appendages of the uterus are removed. Doublet of adnexectomy. See also an-.

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