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| Surgery, radiation therapy, or a drug treatment to stop the functioning of the ovaries. Also called ovarian ablation. |
Previous Definitions: | ovarian borderline malignant tumor, ovarian cancer, ovarian epithelial cancer, ovarian germ cell tumor, ovarian low malignant potential tumor | Next Definitions: | ovary, over-the-counter, overactive thyroid, overall survival rate, overdose |
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