hys‧ter‧ec‧to‧my /ˌhɪstəˈrektəmi/
noun (
plural hysterectomies)
[uncountable and countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Greek;
Origin: hystera 'uterus' + English -ectomy]
a medical operation to remove a woman’s
uterus [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲