hysterectomy
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hysterectomies
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noun
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Origin of hysterectomy
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She was given two surgical options, which included a total hysterectomy or a less invasive procedure to remove the mass.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In 1982, abdominal pain and bleeding forced her to cancel a tour, and in 1984 she had a partial hysterectomy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Under current medical practice, estrogen-only therapy is prescribed only to people who have undergone a hysterectomy because of the risk of endometrial cancer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
The device was eventually removed and a "sling" made from her own muscles was created at the same time as a total hysterectomy.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
But with the Pap smear, doctors could detect precancerous cells and perform a hysterectomy, and cervical cancer would be almost entirely preventable.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
During those years 26 minors had “bottom surgery”—23 hysterectomies and three castrations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Yet the reasons for allegedly elective hysterectomies, no matter how solid, are often met with resistance.
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
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