Hysterectomy Definition

hĭstə-rĕktə-mē
hysterectomies
noun
Surgical removal of all or part of the uterus.
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Noun

Singular:
hysterectomy
Plural:
hysterectomies

Origin of Hysterectomy

  • Coined based on Ancient Greek ὑστέρα (hystera, “womb”) + ἐκτομία (ektomia, “a cutting out of”).

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Hysterectomy Sentence Examples

  • Caesarean a planned cesarean instead, which ended in an emergency hysterectomy.

  • Ten patients underwent total hysterectomy and two had an endometrial curettage only.

  • The Basic plan covers the cost of hysterectomy or castration surgery, but the Primary plan does not.

  • Is there an alternative to a hysterectomy to treat fibroids?

  • Within 20 years of myomectomy, about 1 in 4 women will undergo hysterectomy most often for recurrent symptomatic fibroids.

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