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Noun: ovariotomy
  1. Surgical removal of one or both ovaries
    "She underwent an ovariotomy as part of her cancer treatment";
    - oophorectomy, ovariectomy

Derived forms: ovariotomies

Type of: ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation

Encyclopedia: Ovariotomy