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oophor(o)-
The ovary.
Latin oophoron, ovary.
The only two relatively common medical terms in this form are oophorectomy (Greek ektomē, excision), surgical removal of one or both ovaries, and oophoritis, inflammation of an ovary. See also ovario‑.
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