annessiectomy
Meanings
noun
- The removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes.
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Etymology
From Italian annessiectomia, from annessi (“appendages”) + -ectomia (“-ectomy”), so called because the appendages of the uterus are removed. Doublet of adnexectomy. See also an-.
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