myomectomy

[mahy-uh-mek-tuh-mee]

noun

plural

myomectomies 

1. the surgical removal of a myoma, especially the excision of a fibroid tumor from the uterus.

myomectomy

/ ˌmaɪəˈmɛktəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical removal of a myoma, especially in the uterus

Word History and Origins

Origin of myomectomy¹

First recorded in 1885–90; myom(a) + -ectomy

Example Sentences

Hysterectomy — the only complete cure, which removes the uterus along with any fibroids — and myomectomy, or surgical removal of the fibroids.

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But the reproductive challenges kept coming: She had a myomectomy, this time to remove 33 fibroids.

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After doing lots of research, she was treated nine years after the diagnosis with a myomectomy, which removed the fibroids but kept her womb intact.

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You could undergo a myomectomy to remove fibroids that were impairing your fertility, only to end up with a hysterectomy performed to staunch life-threatening bleeding.

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While embolization is less invasive and can be done in women who have already had a myomectomy, some doctors have avoided this option out of a concern that it may restrict blood flow to the lining of the uterus and ovaries, making it harder for women to have babies, researchers note.

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