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

Those who have undergone a total hysterectomy—the removal of the uterus and cervix—for non-cancerous conditions also don’t need further Pap testing, Manucha adds. —Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 4 Aug. 2025

Instead, Black women are at least twice as likely to have a hysterectomy due to fibroids compared with white women, per Michigan Medicine. —Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025

In March, Lauren-Shriner announced on Instagram that she was diagnosed with cancer and recovering from a hysterectomy when Tuesday's incident occurred. —Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025

Current treatments include surgery (either removal of the fibroids via a procedure called a myomectomy, or removal of the entire uterus via hysterectomy), freezing, using an electric current on the fibroids, and medication, John Hopkins explains. —Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 15 July 2025

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