myomectomy
noun
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plural myomectomies
Definition of myomectomy
: surgical removal of a myoma or fibroid
Examples of myomectomy in a Sentence
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If your symptoms still flare up, your doctor might try methods like a myomectomy (removing the fibroid) or embolization to cut off the blood flow to these growths. — Zahra Barnes, SELF, "Lena Dunham Had a Total Hysterectomy to Treat Her Endometriosis," 14 Feb. 2018 There鈥檚 a wealth of treatment options, from birth control to reduce pain and bleeding to a myomectomy (surgery to remove the fibroids) to a hysterectomy (surgery to remove the uterus altogether) and more. 6. — Korin Miller, SELF, "11 Possible Reasons You鈥檙e Peeing All the Time," 10 Jan. 2018 While a hysterectomy is the most common way to treat fibroid tumors, women who still want to have children can have a myomectomy. — Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, "New Treatment for Fibroids Without Surgery," 23 Oct. 2017 The standard treatment is myomectomy, a surgery that involves cutting through the skin on the lower abdomen to reach the uterus and removing fibroids from the uterine wall. — Lisa Rapaport, Washington Post, "Can less invasive uterine fibroid treatment improve fertility?," 10 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'myomectomy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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