hysterectomy
noun
hys·ter·ec·to·my
ˌhi-stə-ˈrek-tə-mē 
plural hysterectomies
: surgical removal of the uterus
Examples of hysterectomy in a Sentence
a surgeon who has performed many hysterectomies
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The Brutality of Sugar: A Times investigation into the sugar-cane industry in the Indian state of Maharashtra found workers ensnared by debt and pushed into child marriages and unnecessary hysterectomies.
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David Waldstein, New York Times, 10 June 2024
Jane kneads two batches of cookie dough—after her hysterectomy!
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
At the time, women exerted little control over their own bodies, and male doctors often prescribed invasive surgeries such as ovariectomies and hysterectomies for diagnoses including hysteria.
—Sunaura Taylor, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
Kate, 30, a wedding photographer, had a hysterectomy because of severe endometriosis in 2020, dashing her hopes of carrying a baby.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
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David Waldstein, New York Times, 10 June 2024
Jane kneads two batches of cookie dough—after her hysterectomy!
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
At the time, women exerted little control over their own bodies, and male doctors often prescribed invasive surgeries such as ovariectomies and hysterectomies for diagnoses including hysteria.
—Sunaura Taylor, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
Kate, 30, a wedding photographer, had a hysterectomy because of severe endometriosis in 2020, dashing her hopes of carrying a baby.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
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hysterectomy
noun
hys·ter·ec·to·my
ˌhis-tə-ˈrek-tə-mē
plural hysterectomies
: surgical removal of the uterus see ovariohysterectomy, panhysterectomy, radical hysterectomy, supracervical hysterectomy
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