hysterectomy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /hɪstəˈɹɛktəmi/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From hyster- + -ectomy.
Meanings
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The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus.
she even contemplated having her womb taken out to eliminate periods altogether, which would surely be her greatest possible career move, a tactical hysterectomy for ambitious women with menstruation problems
2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 140:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hysterectomies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
hysterotomy · salpingotomy · salpingectomy · uterotomy · salpingostomy · ovariotomy · ovariectomy · oophorectomy · salpingo-oophorectomy · metrotomy · hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy · oophorosalpingectomy · oophorotomy
Deriveds
supracervical hysterectomy · abdominohysterectomy · celiohysterectomy · hysterectomise · ovariohysterectomy · colpohysterectomy · hemihysterectomy · hysterectomize · panhysterectomy · radical hysterectomy
Hypernyms
procedure · operation · treatment · surgery · therapy
Synonyms
Translations (21)
pl histerektomia (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · de Hysterektomie (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · it isterectomia (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · is legnám (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · ru гистерэктоми́я (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · sv hysterektomi (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · fr hystérectomie (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · mi potanga kōpū (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · cmn 子宮切除術 /子宫切除术 (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · es histerectomía (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · el υστερεκτομή (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · ca histerectomia (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · nl baarmoederverwijdering (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · cs hysterektomie (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · nl hysterectomie (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · tl alisbahay-bata (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · pt histerectomia (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · de Gebärmutterentfernung (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · fi kohdunpoisto (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · ko 자군 절제 (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof) · ja 子宮摘出術 (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)