ovariectomy

noun

ovari·​ec·​to·​my ō-ˌver-ē-ˈek-tə-mē How to pronounce ovariectomy (audio)
plural ovariectomies
ovariectomized adjective

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At the time, women exerted little control over their own bodies, and male doctors often prescribed invasive surgeries such as ovariectomies and hysterectomies for diagnoses including hysteria. Sunaura Taylor, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024 Lisa Jacobson, an equine veterinarian in Colorado, says ovariectomy risks infection, internal bleeding and pain. Britta Lokting, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020 Their collaboration further showed a connection between hormones and cancer: mammary tumors decreased in female mice with ovariectomies while the tumors increased in pregnant mice. Leila McNeill, Smithsonian, 20 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ovariectomy was in 1889

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“Ovariectomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ovariectomy. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

ovariectomy

noun
ovari·​ec·​to·​my ō-ˌvar-ē-ˈek-tə-mē, -ˌver- How to pronounce ovariectomy (audio)
plural ovariectomies
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