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gonadectomy /go·nad·ec·to·my/ (go″nah-dek´tah-me) surgical removal of an ovary or testis.

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Excision of an ovary or a testis.

gonadectomy [go″nah-dek´to-me]

surgical removal of a gonad.

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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