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ovariˈectomy Surg.
[f. as prec. + Gr. ἐκτοµή excision.]
Excision of an ovary; oophorectomy.
1889Lancet 27 Apr. 854/2 Professor d'Antona gave a list of thirty-two successful ovariectomies. 1932S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys v. 77 If the ovaries of any mature mammal are experimentally removed (the operation of ovariectomy), all cyclic activity in the accessory reproductive organs ceases. 1958Sci. News XLVII. 85 Removal of the ovary (ovariectomy) from a young hen results in the growth of cock-like spurs, a large comb, and male plumage. 1969J. H. Green Basic Clin. Physiol. xviii. 104/2 Once the placenta has developed, the corpus luteum of pregnancy in the ovary is no longer essential for the maintenance of pregnancy and an ovariectomy (oophorectomy) could be carried out.
Hence ovariˈectomize v. trans., to deprive of one or both ovaries; ovariˈectomized ppl. a.
1924Physiol. Abstr. IX. 33 In two ovariectomised hens..a testis was found. 1928Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. XXV. 490 Guinea pigs..on the fourth day after œstrum were ovariectomized. 1958Sci. News XLVII. 85 The antlers of young stags do not develop after castration, and ovariectomized female deer may produce horns. 1974Nature 5 Apr. 525/1 All rats were ovariectomised and thyroidectomised on day 1 of the experiment. |