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ovariotomist

ovariotomist noun: someone who performs a ovariotomy.

Noun

ovariotomist (plural ovariotomists)

  1. (historical) Someone who performs a ovariotomy.
    • Liston lashed the ovariotomists as ‘belly rippers’, and critics suggested it was done only to allow surgeons to practise pelvic surgery.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 351

Forms of ovariotomist

pluralovariotomists

Origin of ovariotomist

From ovariotomy + -ist.

Questions about ovariotomist

What does ovariotomist mean?
Ovariotomist means someone who performs a ovariotomy.
What part of speech is ovariotomist?
Ovariotomist is a noun.
What is the plural of ovariotomist?
The plural of ovariotomist is ovariotomists.

Words near ovariotomist in the dictionary

  1. ovariosalpingectomy
  2. ovarioscopies
  3. ovarioscopy
  4. ovariosteresis
  5. ovariotomies
  6. ovariotomist
  7. ovariotomists
  8. ovariotomize
  9. ovariotomized
  10. ovariotomizes
  11. ovariotomizing

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