Meanings
nounhysterosalpingo-oophorectomy (plural hysterosalpingo-oophorectomies)
plural hysterosalpingo-oophorectomies · alternative hysterosalpingooophorectomy
- medicineA surgical procedure that involves the removal of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, typically performed to treat severe gynecological disease such as cancer, advanced endometriosis, or other conditions affecting the female reproductive system.
Origin
By surface analysis, hystero- + salpingo- + oophor- + -ectomy.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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