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hysterotomy

[his-tuh-rot-uh-mee]
noun, plural hys·ter·ot·o·mies. Surgery.
  1. the operation of cutting into the uterus, as in a Cesarean.
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Origin of hysterotomy

First recorded in 1700–10; hystero- + -tomy
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British Dictionary definitions for hysterotomy

hysterotomy

noun plural -mies
  1. surgical incision into the uterus
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hysterotomy in Medicine

hysterotomy

(hĭs′tə-rŏt′ə-mē)
n.
  1. Incision of the uterus.uterotomy
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