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Definition of Ovariectomy
1. Noun. Surgical removal of one of both ovaries.
Definition of Ovariectomy
1. Noun. (medicine) Surgical removal of one or both ovaries. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ovariectomy
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Medical Definition of Ovariectomy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ovariectomy
Literary usage of Ovariectomy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of the Diseases of the Small Domestic Animals by Oscar Victor Brumley (1921)
"(See ovariectomy.) Other tumor formations in the ovaries are uncommon. ...
ovariectomy. Oophorectomy is extensively practiced to correct certain ..."
2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"So in addition to ovariectomy we might use another tactic to decrease adrenal
... In view of the above, a combination of ovariectomy plus either an- ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1894)
"She was the first subject upon whom the late Dr. John L. Atlee performed an
ovariectomy, out of his list of eighty cases, covering a period of forty years. ..."
4. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"Numerous investigators have noted a lower frequency of mammary tumors in
ovariectomized bitches, particularly if ovariectomy is performed at an early age ..."
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