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hysterectomize

American  
[his-tuh-rek-tuh-mahyz] / ˌhɪs təˈrɛk təˌmaɪz /
especially British, hysterectomise

verb (used with object)

hysterectomized, hysterectomizing
  1. to remove the uterus from by surgery.


hysterectomize British  
/ ˌhɪstəˈrɛktəˌmaɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to perform a hysterectomy on (someone)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hysterectomize

hysterectom(y) + -ize

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