ovariectomy

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noun

Synonym of oophorectomy.

Similar
oophorectomy
OriginAncient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← Proto-Hellenic *eks →
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Meanings

nounovariectomy (plural ovariectomies)

plural ovariectomies

  1. medicineSynonym of oophorectomy.

    Synonyms: oophorectomy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of oophorectomy.

Similar
oophorectomy

More synonyms by meaning

nounsurgical removal of one or both ovaries

Similar
oophorectomy
Broader
ablationextirpationcutting out
Also see
oophorectomyovariosteresis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishovary
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  4. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  5. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  6. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  8. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  9. Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
  10. Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
  11. Englishovariectomy

From ovary + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ovariectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomylaryngectomy
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Cite this entry
APA

ovariectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovariectomy

MLA

“ovariectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovariectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ovariectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovariectomy.

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