English Explanatory Dictionary

hysterectomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus.

Pronunciation

/hɪstəˈɹɛktəmi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hysterectomy.wav

Word forms

hysterectomy hysterectomies

Etymology

From hyster- + -ectomy.

Synonyms

uterectomy metrectomy

Derived words

abdominohysterectomy celiohysterectomy colpohysterectomy hemihysterectomy hysterectomise hysterectomize ovariohysterectomy panhysterectomy radical hysterectomy supracervical hysterectomy
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