Ovariotomy

Full definition of ovariotomy

Noun

1. A surgical removal of an ovary.
• 2007, March 18, , ‘Medical Apartheid’, 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.

Synonyms

• oophorectomy
• ovariectomy