What it means
The Greek root for the ovary, the female gland that holds the eggs. An oophorectomy is surgery to remove an ovary, and oophoritis is inflammation of an ovary. The Latin root ovari/o means the same thing, as in "ovarian cancer".
Remember it
"Oo" means egg: the ovary is the egg holder.
At a glance
| Also written | oophoro- |
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Related terms
-itis
A word ending that means inflammation.