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hysterectomy
noun hys·ter·ec·to·my \ˌhis-tə-ˈrek-tə-mē\
medical : an operation to remove a woman's uterus
plural hys·ter·ec·to·mies
Full Definition of HYSTERECTOMY
: surgical removal of the uterus
— hys·ter·ec·to·mized \-tə-ˌmīzd\ adjective
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First Known Use of HYSTERECTOMY
circa 1886
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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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