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
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Before the murder, Parker, unable to bear children following a hysterectomy, staged her own pregnancy for months.
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 June 2026
There can be many different causes of pelvic floor dysfunction, including pregnancy and childbirth, traumatic injuries to the pelvic area (from a bad fall or a car accident, for example) and pelvic surgery (such as hysterectomy or prostatectomy).
—Stacey Colino, Time, 9 June 2026
The actress ultimately underwent a hysterectomy and an appendectomy to help treat the disease in September 2021.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Only a group like the Highwomen, filled with artists insistent on sharing women’s stories in a genre where beer, truck, and fishing songs by men rule country radio playlists, could kick things off with a joke about a hysterectomy.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 June 2026
There can be many different causes of pelvic floor dysfunction, including pregnancy and childbirth, traumatic injuries to the pelvic area (from a bad fall or a car accident, for example) and pelvic surgery (such as hysterectomy or prostatectomy).
—Stacey Colino, Time, 9 June 2026
The actress ultimately underwent a hysterectomy and an appendectomy to help treat the disease in September 2021.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Only a group like the Highwomen, filled with artists insistent on sharing women’s stories in a genre where beer, truck, and fishing songs by men rule country radio playlists, could kick things off with a joke about a hysterectomy.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
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“Hysterectomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hysterectomy. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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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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