hysterectomy
noun/ˌhɪstəˈrektəmi/
/ˌhɪstəˈrektəmi/
[countable, uncountable] (plural hysterectomies)
- a medical operation to remove a woman’s womb
- She had to have a hysterectomy.
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek hustera ‘womb’ + -ectomy.Definitions on the go
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