• (n.) The operation of removing one or both of the ovaries; oophorectomy.
(from the article `McDowell, Ephraim`) McDowell completed his medical studies in Edinburgh, returning to the United States to practice in Danville. He performed his first ovariotomy on ...
(o-var″e-ot´ә-me) surgical removal of an ovary, or removal of an ovarian tumor.
O·va`ri·ot'o·my noun [ Ovarium + Greek ... to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of removing one or both of the ovaries; oöphorectomy. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: ō-var′ē-ot′ŏ-mē Definitions: 1. An incision into an ovary, a biopsy or a wedge excision. Synonyms: oophorotomy
incision into or removal of an ovary.