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hysterectomy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hys·ter·ec·to·my /ˌhɪstəˈrektəmi/ noun (plural hysterectomies) [countable, uncountable]  MHa medical operation to remove a woman’s uterus 子宫切除(术)
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hysterectomyI then had to have a hysterectomy.A hysterectomy is a major operation with a long recovery period.Prior etal found no change in transit time after hysterectomy.She had had a complete hysterectomy and a repair.Kaiser spokeswoman Jamie Trevor said that patients are told that no sterilization procedure short of a complete hysterectomy can prevent pregnancy.A limitation of this study is that we had no information on the type of hysterectomy - abdominal or vaginal.Its members conduct studies that are mainly sociological in nature, looking at questions like the importance of counselling to hysterectomy patients.
Origin hysterectomy (1800-1900) Greek hystera uterus + English -ectomy
hys·ter·ec·to·my nounChineseSyllable
a remove woman’s Corpus operation medical a to


hysterectomy
hysterectomy /ˌhɪstəˈrektəmi/ noun (plural hysterectomies) [uncountable and countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Greek
 Origin: hystera 'uterus' + English -ectomy
a medical operation to remove a woman’s uterus


hys·ter·ec·tomyBrE /ˌhɪstəˈrektəmi/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhɪstəˈrektəmi/ 🔊 noun (
plural
hys·ter·ec·tomies
)
[countable, uncountable]
a medical operation to remove a woman's womb 子宫切除(术)