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salpingooophorectomy

salpingooophorectomy is the alternative form of salpingo-oophorectomy.

Meaning of salpingo-oophorectomy

Noun

salpingo-oophorectomy (countable and uncountable, plural salpingo-oophorectomies)

  1. A surgical procedure in which one or both fallopian tubes and ovaries are removed, typically performed to treat or prevent conditions such as tubal or ovarian cancer, severe infection, or other diseases affecting the adnexal structures of the female reproductive system.
    • bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

Forms of salpingooophorectomy

pluralsalpingooophorectomies

Questions about salpingooophorectomy

What is salpingooophorectomy the alternative form of?
Salpingooophorectomy is the alternative form of salpingo-oophorectomy.

Words near salpingooophorectomy in the dictionary

  1. salpingogram
  2. salpingograms
  3. salpingography
  4. salpingonasal
  5. salpingooophorectomies
  6. salpingooophorectomy
  7. salpingooophoritis
  8. salpingoophorectomies
  9. salpingoophorectomy
  10. salpingoovariectomies
  11. salpingoovariectomy

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