salpingo-oophorectomy

/sælˌpɪŋ.ɡəʊ.əʊ.ə.fəˈɹɛk.tə.mi/

noun

A surgical procedure in which one or both fallopian tubes and ovaries are removed, typically performed to treat or prevent conditions such as tubal or ovarian cancer, severe infection, or other diseases affecting the adnexal structures of the female reproductive system.

“bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy”

Similar
oophorosalpingectomy
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Meanings

nounsalpingo-oophorectomy (countable and uncountable, plural salpingo-oophorectomies)

plural salpingo-oophorectomies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA surgical procedure in which one or both fallopian tubes and ovaries are removed, typically performed to treat or prevent conditions such as tubal or ovarian cancer, severe infection, or other diseases affecting the adnexal structures of the female reproductive system.

    bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

    1 more example

    unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

    Synonyms: oophorosalpingectomy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA surgical procedure in which one or both fallopian tubes and ovaries are removed, typically performed to treat or prevent conditions such as tubal or ovarian cancer, severe infection, or other diseases affecting the adnexal structures of the female reproductive system.

Similar
oophorosalpingectomy
Also see
ovariosalpingectomy

Origin

By surface analysis, salpingo- + oophor- + -ectomy.

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