oophorectomy

See also: oöphorectomy

English

Alternative forms

• oöphorectomy

Etymology

From noun use of Ancient Greek ὠοφόρος (ōophóros, “egg-bearing”) +‎ -ectomy, corresponding to oophore +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌəʊəfəˈɹɛktəmi/
• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

oophorectomy (plural oophorectomies)

1. (medicine) Surgical removal of one or both ovaries.

Synonyms

• ovariectomy

Derived terms

• hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
• salpingo-oophorectomy

 

Related terms

• oophorectomize

Translations

surgical removal of ovaries

• Czech: ooporektomie f, ovariektomie f
• Danish: ooforektomi c, ovariektomi c
• Dutch: oöforectomie f, ovariëctomie (nl) f
• Esperanto: ovariektomio
• Finnish: ooforektomia
• French: ovariectomie (fr) f, oophorectomie (fr) f
• German: Oophorektomie (de) f, Ovariektomie (de) f
• Greek: ωοθηκεκτομή (el) f (oothikektomí)
• Hindi: डिंबग्रंथिउच्छेदन (ḍimbagranthiucchedan)
• Indonesian: ovariektomi
• Italian: ooforectomia f, ovariectomia (it) f
• Norwegian: ooforektomi m
• Polish: owariektomia f
• Portuguese: ooforectomia f, ovariectomia (pt) f
• Romanian: ovariectomie (ro) f
• Russian: оофорэктомия f (ooforɛktomija)
• Spanish: ooforectomía f, ovarectomía f
• Swedish: ovariotomi c
• Turkish: ooforektomi
• Ukrainian: оваріотомія f (ovariotomija)
• Welsh: oofforectomi