Definition of ovariectomy in English:
ovariectomy
nounPlural ovariectomies ˌəʊvərɪˈɛktəmioʊˌvɛriˈɛktəmi
mass nounSurgical removal of one or both ovaries; oophorectomy.
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus in the course of the nineteenth century ovariectomies were performed as therapy for pathologies such as ‘hysteria’.
- Unilateral ovariectomy in rabbits doubles the ovulation rate in the remaining ovary and the adjacent uterine horn is crowded with embryos.
- Extracts also have been shown to be useful for younger women suffering hormonal deficits following ovariectomy or hysterectomy, as well as for juvenile menstrual disorders.
- Results showed that ovariectomy caused atrophy of the uterus that was prevented by 17 [beta] estradiol, but not soybean protein.
- Here we report the influence of ovariectomy on adrcnocortical cell function from S. virgatus.
- Bilateral mastectomies or ovariectomy are recommended preventative measures, neither of which is a complete barrier to cancer development.
- In a study of guinea pigs, oral administration of diiodotyrosine prevented alterations in thyroid and pituitary function induced by ovariectomy.
- Because ovariectomy in rats results in significant decrease of BMD and cancellous bone remodeling, it has been used as a model for estrogen-deficient, post-menopausal bone loss.
- Further, a decrease in the estrogen levels after ovariectomy would increase pituitary gonadotropin secretion and would stimulate the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and prolactin.
Definition of ovariectomy in US English:
ovariectomy
nounoʊˌvɛriˈɛktəmiōˌverēˈektəmē
Surgical removal of one or both ovaries; oophorectomy.
Example sentencesExamples
- Bilateral mastectomies or ovariectomy are recommended preventative measures, neither of which is a complete barrier to cancer development.
- Because ovariectomy in rats results in significant decrease of BMD and cancellous bone remodeling, it has been used as a model for estrogen-deficient, post-menopausal bone loss.
- In a study of guinea pigs, oral administration of diiodotyrosine prevented alterations in thyroid and pituitary function induced by ovariectomy.
- Further, a decrease in the estrogen levels after ovariectomy would increase pituitary gonadotropin secretion and would stimulate the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and prolactin.
- Unilateral ovariectomy in rabbits doubles the ovulation rate in the remaining ovary and the adjacent uterine horn is crowded with embryos.
- Thus in the course of the nineteenth century ovariectomies were performed as therapy for pathologies such as ‘hysteria’.
- Results showed that ovariectomy caused atrophy of the uterus that was prevented by 17 [beta] estradiol, but not soybean protein.
- Here we report the influence of ovariectomy on adrcnocortical cell function from S. virgatus.
- Extracts also have been shown to be useful for younger women suffering hormonal deficits following ovariectomy or hysterectomy, as well as for juvenile menstrual disorders.