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oophorohysterectomy

oophorohysterectomy noun: the surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus, commonly performed to treat reproductive diseases or for sterilization in female animals.

Noun

oophorohysterectomy (countable and uncountable, plural oophorohysterectomies)

  1. The surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus, commonly performed to treat reproductive diseases or for sterilization in female animals.

Synonyms of oophorohysterectomy

Forms of oophorohysterectomy

pluraloophorohysterectomies

Origin of oophorohysterectomy

From oophoro- + hyster- + -ectomy

Questions about oophorohysterectomy

What does oophorohysterectomy mean?
Oophorohysterectomy means the surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus, commonly performed to treat reproductive diseases or for sterilization in female animals.
What part of speech is oophorohysterectomy?
Oophorohysterectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of oophorohysterectomy?
The plural of oophorohysterectomy is oophorohysterectomies.

Words near oophorohysterectomy in the dictionary

  1. oophoridium
  2. oophoritis
  3. oophoro-
  4. oophorocystectomy
  5. oophorohysterectomies
  6. oophorohysterectomy
  7. oophoroma
  8. oophoromas
  9. oophoromata
  10. oophoron
  11. oophoropexy

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