Excision of a fallopian tube and an ovary is a:

A) salpingo-oophorectomy
B) hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
C) salpingectomy
D) panhysterectomy


A
Explanation: The combining form for "fallopian tube" is salping/o and the root for "ovary" is oophor. The suffix meaning "excision" is -ectomy.

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