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salpingoophorectomy

salpingoophorectomy 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 salpingoophorectomy

pluralsalpingoophorectomies

Questions about salpingoophorectomy

What is salpingoophorectomy the alternative form of?
Salpingoophorectomy is the alternative form of salpingo-oophorectomy.

Words near salpingoophorectomy in the dictionary

  1. salpingonasal
  2. salpingooophorectomies
  3. salpingooophorectomy
  4. salpingooophoritis
  5. salpingoophorectomies
  6. salpingoophorectomy
  7. salpingoovariectomies
  8. salpingoovariectomy
  9. salpingopalatal
  10. salpingopalatine
  11. salpingopharyngeal

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