ovariotomy

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, ovario- +‎ -tomy.

Noun

ovariotomy (countable and uncountable, plural ovariotomies)

1. (surgery) Synonym of oophorotomy.
   • 2007 March 18, “‘Medical Apartheid’”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     For example, researchers’ own statements reveal that the experimental development of gynecologic surgeries like Caesarian section, vesicovaginal fistula repair and ovariotomy were perfected almost exclusively using enslaved black women.

Translations

Translations

• Italian: ovariotomia f