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

Eventually, Summers was put on life support, and underwent a hysterectomy. —Sherri Gordon, Parents, 4 Feb. 2026

Women who took medications to manage their insulin or who had had an oophorectomy or hysterectomy were excluded from this study. —Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 3 Feb. 2026

If now this biopsy comes back, not great, the next step would be a hysterectomy. —Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026

Ethical rules limit experiments on natural embryos, and early pregnancy tissue is usually available only from rare medical procedures such as hysterectomies. —Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 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