| oophoritic cyst | <gynaecology> The ovary will form a fluid filled cyst on the surface of the ovary each month after an egg is released from the ovary during normal ovulation. Larger cysts can cause pain and bleeding (rupture). (27 Sep 1997) |
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| oophoritis | <medicine> Ovaritis. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Egg + to bear + -itis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| oophoro- | See: oophor-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oophorocystectomy | Excision of an ovarian cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oophorocystosis | Ovarian cyst formation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oophorohysterectomy | Removal of ovaries and uterus. Synonym: oophorohysterectomy. Origin: ovario-+ G. Hystera, uterus, + ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| oophoroma | <tumour> An ovarian tumour. Synonym: ovarioncus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oophoron | Rarely used term for ovary. Origin: G. Oon, egg, + phoros, bearing (05 Mar 2000) |
| oophoropathy | Any disease of the ovary. Synonym: oophoropathy. Origin: ovario-+ G. Pathos, suffering (05 Mar 2000) |
| oophoropeliopexy | Synonym: oophororrhaphy. Origin: oophoro-+ G. Pellis, pelvis, + pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| oophoropexy | Surgical fixation or suspension of an ovary. Origin: oophoro-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| oophoroplasty | Plastic operation upon an ovary. Origin: oophoro-+ G. Plastos, formed, shaped (05 Mar 2000) |
| oophororrhaphy | Suspension of the ovary by attachment to pelvic the wall. Synonym: oophoropeliopexy. Origin: oophoro-+ G. Rhaphe, suture (05 Mar 2000) |
| oophorosalpingectomy | Operative removal of an ovary and the corresponding oviduct. Synonym: oophorosalpingectomy. Origin: ovario-+ salpingectomy (05 Mar 2000) |
| oophorosalpingitis | Synonym: ovariosalpingitis. Origin: oophoro-+ salpingitis (05 Mar 2000) |