hysterectomy
noun
hys·ter·ec·to·my
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plural hysterectomies
Definition of hysterectomy
: surgical removal of the uterus
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Other Words from hysterectomy
hysterectomized
\ ˌhi-stə-ˈrek-tə-ˌmīzd
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of hysterectomy in a Sentence
a surgeon who has performed many hysterectomies
Recent Examples on the Web
Claims haven’t panned out for hysterectomies, and the Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety notice about the use of robots in cancer surgeries. — NBC News, "Hospitals are offering free hernia screenings, but do patients need them?," 23 July 2019 Women with this condition either are born without an intact uterus or have had uterine damage through an infection, procedure or hysterectomy. — Scottie Andrew And Saeed Ahmed, CNN, "A woman delivered the first baby in the US born from the transplanted uterus of a dead donor," 9 July 2019 Beyond your genetic background, the biggest risks associated with early menopause are smoking, cancer treatments, and hysterectomy — which removes the uterus but leaves the ovaries intact, and can allow menstruation to continue. — Colleen Stinchcombe, Woman's Day, "What Age Does Menopause Start? Here’s How to Spot the First Signs," 27 May 2019 Things like having a hysterectomy or undergoing cancer treatment such as chemotherapy can put a person into menopause earlier than this. — Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, SELF, "14 Benefits of Female Masturbation and Why Every Woman Should Do It," 31 Dec. 2018 Warnings about the cancer-spreading risks associated with power morcellators and the subsequent decline in the devices’ use haven’t triggered a sustained rise in open surgery for hysterectomy patients as some critics feared, a new study has found. — Jon Kamp, WSJ, "Hysterectomy-Tool Warnings Didn’t Trigger Long-Term Return to Open Surgery," 12 Mar. 2019 For epithelial cancer, surgical treatment usually involves removing the uterus (a hysterectomy), ovaries, and fallopian tubes, although these may be done at different times in order to see where the cancer has spread. — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, "How Your BRCA Status May Impact Your Ovarian Cancer Treatment," 17 Dec. 2018 The New Zealander has since had surgery to remove the growths and a full hysterectomy, and is now undergoing chemotherapy. — Janine Puhak, Fox News, "Woman with 14 pounds of ovarian tumors thought she was 'bloated'," 9 Aug. 2018 Both egg and embryo freezing may be useful if someone with endometriosis decides to get a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus and potentially other organs) to try to treat their condition. — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, "How Does Endometriosis Impact Fertility?," 8 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hysterectomy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for hysterectomy
hysterectomy
noun
English Language Learners Definition of hysterectomy
medical
: an operation to remove a woman's uterus
See the full definition for hysterectomy in the English Language Learners Dictionary
hysterectomy
noun
hys·ter·ec·to·my
| \ ˌhis-tə-ˈrek-tə-mē
\
\
plural hysterectomies
Medical Definition of hysterectomy
: surgical removal of the uterus — see ovariohysterectomy, panhysterectomy, radical hysterectomy, supracervical hysterectomy
Other Words from hysterectomy
hysterectomized
also British hysterectomised \ -tə-ˌmīzd
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adjective
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adjective
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