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hysterectomy

[his-tuh-rek-tuh-mee]

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noun, plural hys·ter·ec·to·mies. Surgery.

excision of the uterus.

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Origin:
1885–90; hyster- + -ectomy

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Example Sentences

Ovaries might work, but she may have had a hysterectomy or some illness and no longer have a working uterus.

Hysterectomy offers the best option for either a cure or more significant control of the problem.

After months of dithering, she had scheduled a hysterectomy for the next week, and now she was in a panic.

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World English Dictionary

hysterectomy (ˌhɪstəˈrɛktəmɪ)

—n , pl -mies
	surgical removal of the uterus

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Word Origin & History

hysterectomy

1886, coined in Eng. from Gk. hystera "womb" (see uterus) + -ectomy, from Gk. ektome "a cutting out" (see -ectomy).

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Medical Dictionary

hysterectomy hys·ter·ec·to·my (hĭs'tə-rěk'tə-mē)
n.
Surgical removal of part or all of the uterus.

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Science Dictionary

hysterectomy

(hĭs'tə-rěk'tə-mē) Pronunciation Key
Surgical removal of part or all of the uterus.

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Cultural Dictionary

hysterectomy [(his-tuh-rek-tuh-mee)]

The surgical removal of all or part of the uterus.