Definition of hysterectomy in English:
hysterectomy
nounPlural hysterectomies ˌhɪstəˈrɛktəmiˌhɪstəˈrɛktəmi
A surgical operation to remove all or part of the uterus.
she had to have a hysterectomy
mass noun the belief that hysterectomy affects bowel function
Example sentencesExamples
- Women who want to have a baby can still do so after a cone biopsy, but not following a hysterectomy.
- She also indicated that she had undergone a hysterectomy many years ago.
- One of the fears of women considering a hysterectomy is whether their sexual function will be affected.
- And this was being used for other types of surgery including hysterectomies, laparoscopies and prolapse repairs.
- In May the surgeons will know whether they have to perform a full hysterectomy and try to remove the bowel.
- He got the eggs from bits of ovary that had been removed from women undergoing hysterectomies.
- All six of the damaged ureters occurred in the laparoscopic hysterectomy arms.
- A hysterectomy is a commonly performed operation to remove the uterus (womb).
- I was given surprisingly little information, considering a hysterectomy is major surgery.
- The decision to perform a hysterectomy should be based on measurable values.
- Laparoscopic hysterectomy may help to avoid a laparotomy, but urinary tract injury is a genuine concern.
- What are the ethical considerations around obtaining Miss Webb's consent for a hysterectomy and what would be best practice here?
- Since then, she has had a hysterectomy and is no longer iron deficient.
- Gynaecologists were free to choose a surgical hysterectomy technique.
- The alternative is a hysterectomy, removal of the womb, after which pregnancy is impossible.
- She had a remote hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy for benign disease.
- Cervical cancer screening should be continued in women who have had a subtotal hysterectomy.
- The mean number of laparoscopic hysterectomies per gynaecologist was therefore 13 over four years.
- A hospital consultant carried out a scan which revealed a large growth which Dorcas needs a hysterectomy to remove.
- This could have a major affect on the overall health status of women undergoing hysterectomies.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek hustera 'womb' + -ectomy.
Rhymes
mastectomy, tonsillectomy, vasectomy
Definition of hysterectomy in US English:
hysterectomy
nounˌhɪstəˈrɛktəmiˌhistəˈrektəmē
A surgical operation to remove all or part of the uterus.
she had to have a hysterectomy
mass noun the belief that hysterectomy affects bowel function
Example sentencesExamples
- She had a remote hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy for benign disease.
- In May the surgeons will know whether they have to perform a full hysterectomy and try to remove the bowel.
- The decision to perform a hysterectomy should be based on measurable values.
- Women who want to have a baby can still do so after a cone biopsy, but not following a hysterectomy.
- All six of the damaged ureters occurred in the laparoscopic hysterectomy arms.
- Since then, she has had a hysterectomy and is no longer iron deficient.
- The alternative is a hysterectomy, removal of the womb, after which pregnancy is impossible.
- What are the ethical considerations around obtaining Miss Webb's consent for a hysterectomy and what would be best practice here?
- Gynaecologists were free to choose a surgical hysterectomy technique.
- One of the fears of women considering a hysterectomy is whether their sexual function will be affected.
- She also indicated that she had undergone a hysterectomy many years ago.
- Laparoscopic hysterectomy may help to avoid a laparotomy, but urinary tract injury is a genuine concern.
- I was given surprisingly little information, considering a hysterectomy is major surgery.
- And this was being used for other types of surgery including hysterectomies, laparoscopies and prolapse repairs.
- A hospital consultant carried out a scan which revealed a large growth which Dorcas needs a hysterectomy to remove.
- This could have a major affect on the overall health status of women undergoing hysterectomies.
- Cervical cancer screening should be continued in women who have had a subtotal hysterectomy.
- A hysterectomy is a commonly performed operation to remove the uterus (womb).
- He got the eggs from bits of ovary that had been removed from women undergoing hysterectomies.
- The mean number of laparoscopic hysterectomies per gynaecologist was therefore 13 over four years.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek hustera ‘womb’ + -ectomy.