ovariotomy (əʊˌvɛərɪˈɒtəmɪ) ![]() | |
| —n , pl -mies | |
| Compare oophorectomy surgical incision into an ovary | |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
ovariotomy o·var·i·ot·o·my (ō-vâr'ē-ŏt'ə-mē)
n.
Ovariectomy.
Incision into an ovary, as to perform a biopsy. Also called oophorotomy.