myomectomy

noun

myo·​mec·​to·​my ˌmī-ə-ˈmek-tə-mē How to pronounce myomectomy (audio)
plural myomectomies
: surgical removal of a myoma or fibroid

Examples of myomectomy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This can be done as a full surgical procedure (by opening up the abdomen), as a laparoscopic procedure (via small incisions in your abdomen) or as a hysteroscopic myomectomy. Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 18 July 2023 The type of myomectomy your doctor might recommend is determined primarily on the location, number and size of your fibroids. Zahra Spencer, Allure, 19 July 2023 At 26, Glenda underwent a myomectomy to have an 8 lb. tumor removed from her uterus. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023 But, after a myomectomy, scar tissue can also form on the inside of your body, affecting the functional lining of the uterus. Zahra Spencer, Allure, 19 July 2023 By 2020, four years after my myomectomy, my abdomen was full again. Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2023 My doctor explained that the procedure, called a myomectomy, would involve the removal of fibroids and their associated blood vessels while leaving the uterus intact—or, in my case, repairing a uterus that, after fibroid removal, was repeatedly traumatized. Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2023 Jones opted for the myomectomy. Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 At 26, Glenda underwent a myomectomy to have an 8 lb. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of myomectomy was in 1886

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“Myomectomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myomectomy. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

myomectomy

noun
myo·​mec·​to·​my ˌmī-ə-ˈmek-tə-mē How to pronounce myomectomy (audio)
plural myomectomies
: surgical excision of a myoma or fibroid
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