Oophor Health Dictionary

Removal, by operation, of an ovary (see OVARIES). When the ovary is removed for the presence of a cyst, the term ovariotomy is usually employed (see OVARIES, DISEASES OF).... oöphorectomy

Another name for ovaritis or in?ammation of an ovary (see OVARIES; OVARIES, DISEASES OF).... oöphoritis

Surgical removal of a Fallopian tube (see FALLOPIAN TUBES) and its accompanying ovary (see OVARIES).... salpingo-oöphorectomy

Another name for the ovary (see OVARIES).... oöphoron

a cluster of follicle cells that surround a freshly ovulated ovum. By increasing the effective size of the ovum they may assist its entrance into the end of the Fallopian tube. They are dispersed at fertilization by the contents of the *acrosome.... cumulus oophoricus

n. the stitching of a displaced ovary to the wall of the pelvic cavity.... oophoropexy

n. inflammation of an ovary and Fallopian tube, with the formation of pus.... pyosalpingo-oophoritis

n. inflammation of a Fallopian tube and an ovary.... salpingo-oophoritis