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hysterectomy

American

[his-tuh-rek-tuh-mee] / ˌhɪs təˈrɛk tə mi /

noun

Surgery.

excision of the uterus.

hysterectomy British

/ ˌhɪstəˈrɛktəmɪ /

noun

surgical removal of the uterus

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hysterectomy Scientific

/ hĭs′tə-rĕk′tə-mē /

Surgical removal of part or all of the uterus.

hysterectomy Cultural

The surgical removal of all or part of the uterus.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

hysterectomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of hysterectomy

First recorded in 1885–90; hyster- + -ectomy

Example Sentences

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She had a partial hysterectomy and bowel resection, and the endometriosis spread over her body including into her lungs.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

She wanted a hysterectomy but after a number of appointments and delays in the NHS, she was only offered physiotherapy and drug treatment.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

So when I had the hysterectomy, I was expecting to now be a whole person again afterwards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Lee’s mom sewed children’s clothes at a textile plant before dying of complications from a hysterectomy at 35 when Lee was 16.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

She had given birth to three children by the time she was eighteen, before her parents arranged for a hysterectomy.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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