hysterectomy

noun

hys·​ter·​ec·​to·​my ˌhi-stə-ˈrek-tə-mē 

plural hysterectomies

: surgical removal of the uterus

hysterectomized

ˌhi-stə-ˈrek-tə-ˌmīzd 

adjective

Examples of hysterectomy in a Sentence

a surgeon who has performed many hysterectomies

Recent Examples on the Web

According to the Black Women’s Health Imperative, roughly 80% of Black women will develop fibroids by age 50, compared with about 70% of white women, and Black women are two to three times more likely to undergo a hysterectomy because of them. — As Told To Ayren Jackson-Cannady, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2026

The Jersey Shore star, 38, recently spoke to PEOPLE and gave an update on her cancer journey after undergoing a hysterectomy on July 31. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Dunham had a hysterectomy in 2018 due to her longtime battle with endometriosis. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Jemison said she was relieved to have met Qin-Nelson before undergoing the hysterectomy, which might not have even reduced her pain. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hysterectomy

• appendectomy
• hepatectomy
• iridectomy
• laminectomy
• laryngectomy
• oophorectomy
• pneumonectomy
• prostatectomy
• sympathectomy
• thyroidectomy
• tonsillectomy
• adrenalectomy

Medical Definition

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

hysterectomized adjective

also British hysterectomised

-tə-ˌmīzd