hysterectomy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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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hysterectomy• I 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 -ectomyhys·ter·ec·to·my nounChineseSyllable
a remove woman’s Corpus operation medical a to
hysterectomy
hys‧ter‧ec‧to‧my /ˌhɪstəˈrektəmi/
noun (plural hysterectomies) [uncountable and countable]
hys‧ter‧ec‧to‧my /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
Language: Greek
Origin: hystera 'uterus' + English -ectomy