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ovariectomy [ō‚var·ē′ek·tə·mē] (medicine) Excision of an ovary. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A crude distinction, which may have caused some misclassification, was made between the two by assuming that only hysterectomies with ovariectomies were followed by estrogen treatment. In addition, Framingham's Wilson points out, the 30- to 55-year-old nurses included in the study had all reached menopause, meaning many of them had ceased menstruating at an unusually early age, and many had had ovariectomies and hysterectomies. Ovariectomies were performed under metofane ansethesia using aseptic techniques in accordance with the NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals as approved by the institutional Committee on Animal Care and Use. |
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