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gonadectomy

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gonadectomy /go·nad·ec·to·my/ (go″nah-dek´tah-me) surgical removal of an ovary or testis.
go·nad·ec·to·my (gn-dkt-m)
n.
Excision of an ovary or a testis.
gonadectomy
removal of a gonad.
gonadectomy
Urology Uni- or bilateral excision of a gonad, either an ovary or a testis; castration. See Castration, Oophorectomy.


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Gonadectomy before CB3 infection reduces myocarditis in female (Figure 6A) and male mice (Figure 6B).
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