hysterectomy
noun
hys·ter·ec·to·my
ˌhi-stə-ˈrek-tə-mē 
plural hysterectomies
: surgical removal of the uterus
Examples of hysterectomy in a Sentence
a surgeon who has performed many hysterectomies
Recent Examples on the Web
Her foster mother, with the support of government social workers, sought a hysterectomy to manage her periods.
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Sarah Hurtes, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
Treatment usually includes surgery to remove the uterus, called a hysterectomy.
—Jenny McCoy, Health, 10 Nov. 2023
In fact, one attorney representing thousands of women said more than 90% of them have had hysterectomies.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2023
Most treatments for womb cancer result in infertility, and Black women are more likely to undergo hysterectomies.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2023
The burden has pushed many Black people—like the women from Dr. Marsh’s childhood—to have their uteruses removed altogether via a hysterectomy.
—Adele Jackson-Gibson, SELF, 25 July 2023
Molly detailed her recent hysterectomy and her disappointment that Kelly did not take care of her, get her flowers, or a card.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
If a uterine rupture results in excessive bleeding, a patient may have to undergo a blood transfusion or an emergency hysterectomy, explains William Grobman, MD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago.
—Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 20 Sep. 2023
Martin shared the success of her four-hour surgery in July but also laid out what the next steps of treatment could look like: a full hysterectomy to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes to decrease risk of ovarian cancer, and possible chemotherapy.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
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Sarah Hurtes, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
Treatment usually includes surgery to remove the uterus, called a hysterectomy.
—Jenny McCoy, Health, 10 Nov. 2023
In fact, one attorney representing thousands of women said more than 90% of them have had hysterectomies.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2023
Most treatments for womb cancer result in infertility, and Black women are more likely to undergo hysterectomies.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2023
The burden has pushed many Black people—like the women from Dr. Marsh’s childhood—to have their uteruses removed altogether via a hysterectomy.
—Adele Jackson-Gibson, SELF, 25 July 2023
Molly detailed her recent hysterectomy and her disappointment that Kelly did not take care of her, get her flowers, or a card.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
If a uterine rupture results in excessive bleeding, a patient may have to undergo a blood transfusion or an emergency hysterectomy, explains William Grobman, MD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago.
—Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 20 Sep. 2023
Martin shared the success of her four-hour surgery in July but also laid out what the next steps of treatment could look like: a full hysterectomy to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes to decrease risk of ovarian cancer, and possible chemotherapy.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
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1872, in the meaning defined above
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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
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