noun. the surgical elimination of one or both ovaries. Commonly referred to as oophorectomy.
OVARIECTOMY: "The hope was that the ovariectomy would rid the women of their PMDD symptoms."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "OVARIECTOMY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/ovariectomy/ (accessed August 10, 2022).
