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
An extreme yet common consequence of this financial entrapment is hysterectomies.
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Qadri Inzamam Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Black women across the country were unknowingly having complete hysterectomies without their knowledge or consent.
—Amanda Masse and Nadi Nina Kaonga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2024
The announcement of Queen Camilla’s 2007 hysterectomy didn’t specify the reason behind it, and the nature of the abdominal surgery Prince Philip had in 2013 has never been disclosed.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
The carnival's in full swing as Ava talks to Mel about hysterectomies and freezing her eggs and selling the farm to a golf course developer.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023
At Nayara Tented Camp in Costa Rica, the Rite of the Womb ritual, based on initiation traditions of Amazonian and Andean shamans, is offered to women who are pregnant, entering menopause, or have had hysterectomies.
—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2024
Debra knew about the history of coerced sterilization in America, of doctors persuading women of color to undergo unnecessary hysterectomies or performing the surgeries against their will.
—Longreads, 4 Jan. 2024
In fact, a hysterectomy by medical definition involves the removal of the uterus.
—Longreads, 4 Jan. 2024
The procedures performed without the patients’ consent included hysterectomies, ovary removals and tubal ligations.
—Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2023
Qadri Inzamam Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Black women across the country were unknowingly having complete hysterectomies without their knowledge or consent.
—Amanda Masse and Nadi Nina Kaonga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2024
The announcement of Queen Camilla’s 2007 hysterectomy didn’t specify the reason behind it, and the nature of the abdominal surgery Prince Philip had in 2013 has never been disclosed.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
The carnival's in full swing as Ava talks to Mel about hysterectomies and freezing her eggs and selling the farm to a golf course developer.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023
At Nayara Tented Camp in Costa Rica, the Rite of the Womb ritual, based on initiation traditions of Amazonian and Andean shamans, is offered to women who are pregnant, entering menopause, or have had hysterectomies.
—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2024
Debra knew about the history of coerced sterilization in America, of doctors persuading women of color to undergo unnecessary hysterectomies or performing the surgeries against their will.
—Longreads, 4 Jan. 2024
In fact, a hysterectomy by medical definition involves the removal of the uterus.
—Longreads, 4 Jan. 2024
The procedures performed without the patients’ consent included hysterectomies, ovary removals and tubal ligations.
—Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2023
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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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