hysterectomy
noun
hys·ter·ec·to·my
ˌhi-stə-ˈrek-tə-mē 
plural hysterectomies
: surgical removal of the uterus
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a surgeon who has performed many hysterectomies
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During a hysterectomy, surgeons often perform procedures to remove ovaries and fallopian tubes.
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Menopause usually starts when someone is in their 50s (on average around age 52) although certain factors can cause early menopause, like: family history of early menopause, undergoing chemotherapy, getting an oophorectomy or hysterectomy, smoking cigarettes or having an autoimmune disease.
—Katherine Speller, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2025
In September, Munn shared an overview of her cancer timeline on Instagram which most recently included a partial hysterectomy/oophorectomy in April 2024 and hormonal therapy treatment in August 2024.
—Kiran Hefa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The only definitive cure for fibroids is a hysterectomy, the surgical removal of the uterus.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Menopause usually starts when someone is in their 50s (on average around age 52) although certain factors can cause early menopause, like: family history of early menopause, undergoing chemotherapy, getting an oophorectomy or hysterectomy, smoking cigarettes or having an autoimmune disease.
—Katherine Speller, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2025
In September, Munn shared an overview of her cancer timeline on Instagram which most recently included a partial hysterectomy/oophorectomy in April 2024 and hormonal therapy treatment in August 2024.
—Kiran Hefa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The only definitive cure for fibroids is a hysterectomy, the surgical removal of the uterus.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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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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