English Explanatory Dictionary

hysterotomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The surgical procedure of making an incision in the uterus, commonly combined with a laparotomy during a caesarean section.

Word forms

hysterotomy hysterotomies

Etymology

From hystero- + -tomy.

Synonyms

uterotomy metrotomy

Derived words

abdominohysterotomy colpohysterotomy
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