hystero-salpingo-oophorectomy

noun

hys·​tero-salpingo-oophorectomy

¦histə(ˌ)rō+

: surgical removal of uterus, oviducts, and ovaries

Word History

Etymology

hyster- + salping- + oophorectomy

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