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hys⋅ter⋅ec⋅to⋅my

  [his-tuh-rek-tuh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
excision of the uterus.
Origin:
1885–90; hyster- + -ectomy
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hys·ter·ec·to·my   (hĭs'tə-rěk'tə-mē)   
n.   pl. hys·ter·ec·to·mies
Surgical removal of part or all of the uterus.
hys'ter·ec'to·mize' (-mīz') v.
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Cultural Dictionary

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

The surgical removal of all or part 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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hys·ter·ec·to·my
Pronunciation: "his-t&-'rek-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgical removal of the uterus —see OVARIOHYSTERECTOMY, PANHYSTERECTOMY, RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY,SUPRACERVICAL HYSTERECTOMY —hys·ter·ec·to·mized also British hys·ter·ec·to·mised /-t&-"mIzd/ adjective
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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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hysterectomy   (hĭs'tə-rěk'tə-mē)  Pronunciation Key 
Surgical removal of part or all of the uterus.
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