hysterectomy
noun
excision of the uterus.
hysterectomies
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pluralof hysterectomy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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During those years 26 minors had “bottom surgery”—23 hysterectomies and three castrations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
A whopping 90 percent of hysterectomies are considered elective, meaning not immediately lifesaving, for example, because of cancer.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2025
Some of the most common procedures involving robotics include appendectomies, hysterectomies, and gastric bypasses.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2024
An extreme yet common consequence of this financial entrapment is hysterectomies.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
On the floors above Delivery, in flowerless rooms, women lay recovering from hysterectomies and mastectomies.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
