hysterotomy

[his-tuh-rot-uh-mee]

noun, plural hys·ter·ot·o·mies. Surgery.

the operation of cutting into the uterus, as in a Cesarean.

Origin of hysterotomy

First recorded in 1700–10; hystero- + -tomy

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British Dictionary definitions for hysterotomy

hysterotomy

noun plural -mies

surgical incision into the uterus

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hysterotomy in Medicine

hysterotomy

[hĭs′tə-rŏt′ə-mē]

n.

Incision of the uterus.uterotomy