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hysterectomy Definition

hys·ter·ec·tomy (his′tər ektə mē)

noun pl. -·mies

surgical removal of all or part of the uterus

Etymology: hyster(o)- + -ectomy

hysterectomy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • undergo: At the age of 32 I had to undergo a full hysterectomy.
  • perform: There are two main ways to perform a hysterectomy.
  • assist: AB - OBJECTIVE: To assess the place of laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy in the treatment of endometrial cancer.
  • have: The group who had had a hysterectomy received HRT by implant.
  • avoid: It is particularly helpful for women wanting to maintain fertility and who wish to avoid hysterectomy.
  • follow: Use of hormone replacement therapy following hysterectomy: a general practice audit pilot study.

Preposition: at

  • age: This case demonstrates that Bio-energy Healing treatment saved a single childless women from having a Hysterectomy at the age of 42 years.

Adjective modifier

  • vaginal: Hi All, I'm now 9 weeks post op from having a vaginal hysterectomy, i have had an uneventful recovery.
  • laparoscopic: By 1997, laparoscopic hysterectomies were accounting for only about 9.9 % of cases.
  • abdominal: Abdominal hysterectomy Four trials of 167 patients were included.
  • obstetric: Women with a previous section are up to 27 times more likely to need obstetric hysterectomy than those who have had only vaginal deliveries.
  • radical: See the section above on surgery for stage 2 to see what a radical hysterectomy involves.
  • total: Women who have had a total hysterectomy: it depends.

Modifies a noun

  • operation: Most fibroids do not cause symptoms, but overall symptomatic fibroids account for about one third of all hysterectomy operations.
  • patient: They have all received specialist professional development to enable them to work with hysterectomy patients.
  • rate: In 1990 hysterectomy rates were 5.5 per 1000 women, by 1997 they had risen to 5.6 per 1000 women.

Noun used with modifier

  • subtotal: A " subtotal hysterectomy " removes the uterus leaving the cervix in place.
  • emergency: She had a planned cesarean instead, which ended in an emergency hysterectomy.

Preposition: with

  • removal: One aged 39 elected to have hysterectomy with removal of only her right ovary ( she had right sided pelvic pain ).

Preposition: for

  • treatment: References: Has endometrial ablation replaced hysterectomy for the treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding?

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