ovariectomizedadj.
/ə(ʊ)ˌvɛːrɪˈɛktəmʌɪzd/, U.S. /oʊˌvɛriˈɛktəˌmaɪzd/ Surgery.
That has undergone ovariectomy.
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vaginoplasty1877
ovariotomized1900
hysterectomized1922
ovariectomized1924
oophorectomized1934
tubocornual1977
1924 Amer. Naturalist 58 41 It is..very interesting to note that the ovariectomized females have as low levels of activity as the immature ones.
1953 Surg. Forum 4 665 (title) The urinary steroids in adrenalectomized, ovariectomized women with mammary cancer.
1958 Sci. News 47 85 The antlers of young stags do not develop after castration, and ovariectomized female deer may produce horns.
1977 Jrnl. S. Afr. Vet. Assoc. 48 117 Bitches hearing such grafts were compared to entire and ovariectomised subjects with regard to endocrine status and behaviour.
1994 N.Y. Times 8 Mar. c3/4 Dr. Barbara B. Sherwin..,looked at two groups of ovariectomized women, one of them given estrogen tablets, the other receiving dummy pills.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1924