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OVARIOTOMY

\ˌə͡ʊve͡əɹɪˈɒtəmɪ], \ˌə‍ʊve‍əɹɪˈɒtəmɪ], \ˌəʊ_v_eə_ɹ_ɪ__ˈɒ_t_ə_m_ɪ]\

Definitions of OVARIOTOMY

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Removal of portion or whole of ovary.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Oariotomy.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Removal of one or both of the ovaries. The term is conventionally restricted to the removal of ovaries that are the seat of manifest tumors, as distinguished from oophorectomy, [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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