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ovariectomy
(redirected from oophorectomy)

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ovariectomy [ō‚var·ē′ek·tə·mē]
(medicine)
Excision of an ovary.


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Female-to-male transsexuals should examine the risks and benefits of including total hysterectomy and oophorectomy as part of sex reassignment surgery.
In the coming months he'll electively have a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) and an oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries), and he'll begin taking testosterone, which will increase his muscle mass and deepen his voice.
The words "Left Oophorectomy" on those orders were crossed out and underneath, the words "Right Oophorectomy B.
 
 
 
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