ovariectomize en · VERB
Etymology
From ovariectomy + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove the ovaries from.
Males castrated at birth are smaller (Field et al., 1997a ), and females ovariectomized at birth are larger than their intact male and female counterparts (Field et al., 2004 ).
2007 December 11, Evelyn F. Field, Sergio M. Pellis, “The Brain as the Engine of Sex Differences in the Organization of Movement in Rats”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 37, number 1, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ovariectomizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| ovariectomizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ovariectomized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ovariectomized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (1)
it ovariectomizzare (Translations)