Annessiectomy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes. uncountable, usually

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ovariosalpingectomysalpingovariectomy

Etymology

From Italian annessiectomia, from annessi (“appendages”) + -ectomia (“-ectomy”), so called because the appendages of the uterus are removed. Doublet of adnexectomy.

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