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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Urogenital Surgical Procedures > Gynecologic Surgical Procedures > Ovariectomy
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Urogenital Surgical Procedures > Castration > Ovariectomy
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Endocrine Surgical Procedures > Castration > Ovariectomy

Preferred term

Ovariectomy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Oophorectomies
  • Oophorectomy

Scope note

  • The surgical removal of one or both ovaries.

History note

  • 86

In other languages

  • ooforektomia

    Finnish

  • munasarjan poisto
  • munasarjan poistoleikkaus
  • oophorectomia
  • ovaarion poisto
  • ovaarion poistoleikkaus
  • ovariectomia
  • ovariektomia
  • Ovariektomi

    Swedish

  • Kastrering av kvinnor
  • Ooforektomi

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010052

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