OOPHORECTOMY; OOEPHORECTOMY
O`ö*pho*rec"to*my, n. Etym: [Gr. (Surg.)

Defn: Ovariotomy.

OOPHORIC; OOEPHORIC
O`ö*phor"ic, a. (Bot.)

Defn: Having the nature of, or belonging to, an oöphore.

OOPHORIDIUM; OOEPHORIDIUM O`ö*pho*rid"i*um, n.; pl. L. Oöphorida, E. Oöphoridiums. Etym: [NL., dim. fr. Gr. Oöphore.] (Bot.)

Defn: The macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spores in heterosporous flowerless plants.

OOPHORITIS; OOEPHORITIS
O`ö*pho*ri"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -itis.] (Med.)

Defn: Ovaritis.

OOPHYTE; OOEPHYTE
O"ö*phyte, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)

Defn: Any plant of a proposed class or grand division (collectively termed oöphytes or Oöphyta), which have their sexual reproduction accomplished by motile antherozoids acting on oöspheres, either while included in their oögonia or after exclusion.