hysterectomy

Noun

Meaning

surgical removal of the uterus

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sterilization castration appendectomy sterilisation mastectomy lithotomy tonsillectomy vasectomy cholecystectomy neutering oophorectomy pneumonectomy orchiectomy ovariectomy pancreatectomy
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Hypernyms

ablation excision extirpation cutting out

Hyponyms

panhysterectomy radical hysterectomy total hysterectomy

Examples

I did not, thank the Lord, have to have a hysterectomy. Dolly Parton

After she underwent a hysterectomy in September 2003, citation the government again placed her under house arrest in Rangoon. Source: Internet

A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure in which the uterus is removed. Source: Internet

A full hysterectomy, the doctors responded. Source: Internet

A hysterectomy was advised. Source: Internet

In one example, the report notes that Amin performed a transvaginal ultrasound on a 35-year-old woman who’d requested treatment for hot flashes — and had no reproductive organs to examine because she’d previously undergone a total hysterectomy. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hysteranthy hysterectomise hysterectomize hysteresis hysteresis loop hysteresis meter