ovariotomist en · NOUN
Etymology
From ovariotomy + -ist.
Meanings
-
(historical) Someone who performs a ovariotomy.
Liston lashed the ovariotomists as ‘belly rippers’, and critics suggested it was done only to allow surgeons to practise pelvic surgery.
1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 351:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ovariotomists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |