Usually means: Surgical removal of reproductive glands.
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  1. gonadectomy: Merriam-Webster
  2. gonadectomy: Collins English Dictionary
  3. gonadectomy: Wiktionary
  4. gonadectomy: Dictionary.com
  5. Gonadectomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. gonadectomy: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. gonadectomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. gonadectomy: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (surgery) A procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes.

Similar:
ovariectomy, ovariotomy, orchotomy, orchiectomy, oophorectomy, oocytectomy, testectomy, castration, ovarioscopy, ovarectomy, more...

Opposite:
gonadogenesis, gonadotropin, gonadotrophic, gonadotropic

Types:
orchiectomy, ovariectomy, castration, tubal ligation, vasectomy, more...

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Similar:
ovariectomy, ovariotomy, orchotomy, orchiectomy, oophorectomy, oocytectomy, testectomy, castration, ovarioscopy, ovarectomy, more...

Opposite:
gonadogenesis, gonadotropin, gonadotrophic, gonadotropic

Types:
orchiectomy, ovariectomy, castration, tubal ligation, vasectomy, more...



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