Surgical removal of one of both ovaries

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

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

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oophorectomy \O`["o]*pho*rec"to*my\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n egg + fe`rein to bear + ? a cutting out.] (Surg.) Ovariotomy.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Oophorectomy (from Greek ᾠοφόρος, ōophóros , "egg-bearing" + ἐκτομή, ektomḗ , "a cutting out of") is the surgical removal of an ovary or ovaries. The surgery is also called ovariectomy , but this term has been traditionally used in basic science research ...