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hys·ter·ec·tomy (his′tər ek′tə mē)

noun pl. hysterectomies -·mies

surgical removal of all or part of the uterus

Etymology: hyster(o)- + -ectomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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