- more commonly referred to as a spay, an ovariohysterectomy is the medical term used for surgically removing the female reproductive organs in an animal, specifically the ovaries and uterus
- Ovario = ovaries
- Hysterectomy = remove the uterus
- -ectomy = remove a part of the body surgically
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