C19: from New Latin ōophoron ovary, from Greek ōion egg + phoros bearing, + -ectomy
Examples of 'oophorectomies' in a sentence
oophorectomies
Ovarian epithelial dysplasia was initially described in material from prophylactic oophorectomies performed in patients at genetic risk of ovarian cancer.
Gautier Chene, Frédérique Penault-Llorca, Anne Tardieu, Anne Cayre, Nicole Lagarde,Patricia Jaffeux, Bruno Aublet-Cuvelier, Pierre Dechelotte, Bertrand Felloni, Jean-LucPouly, Jacques Dauplat 2012, 'Is There a Relationship between Ovarian Epithelial Dysplasia and Infertility?', Obstetrics and Gynecology Internationalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/429085. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The ovary was found to be autoamputated in one patient, and two patients underwentsalpingo-oophorectomies due to adnexal necrosis.
Feride Mehmetoğlu 2018, 'How can the risk of ovarian retorsion be reduced?', Journal of Medical Case Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1677-0. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The patient then received a hysterectomy, salpingo- oophorectomies, and lymphadenectomy, and the peritoneal membrane was stripped around the pelvic space.
Yui Itonaga, Masakazu Nishida, Harunobu Matsumoto, Kaei Nasu, Hisashi Narahara 2017, 'A case of neuroendocrine carcinoma developing from the broad ligament of the uterus',Rare Tumorshttp://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/6958. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)