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Answer for the clue "Surgical removal of one of both ovaries ", 11 letters:
ovariectomy

Word definitions for ovariectomy in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. surgical removal of one of both ovaries [syn: oophorectomy ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) Surgical removal of one or both ovaries.

Usage examples of ovariectomy.

Because of this interrelationship between the pituitary and the gonads, the failure of the pituitary to hold up its end is as surely asexualizing as castration or ovariectomy would be.

Because of this interrelationship between the pituitary and the gonads, the failure of the pituitary to hold up its end is as surely asexualizing as castration or ovariectomy would be.