Medical Dictionary
hysterectomy
noun hys·ter·ec·to·my \ˌhis-tə-ˈrek-tə-mē\
plural hys·ter·ec·to·mies
Medical Definition of HYSTERECTOMY
: surgical removal of the uterus—see ovariohysterectomy, panhysterectomy, radical hysterectomy, supracervical hysterectomy
—hys·ter·ec·to·mized also British hys·ter·ec·to·mised \-tə-ˌmīzd\ adjective
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