Definition

1. Noun:
   • Surgical removal of the uterus: A hysterectomy is a major surgical operation to remove a woman's uterus (womb). This procedure may be performed for various medical reasons, such as treating certain cancers, fibroids, endometriosis, or chronic pelvic pain.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • After years of suffering from severe fibroids, she decided to have a hysterectomy.
  • A total hysterectomy involves the removal of the uterus and cervix.

Advanced Usage

• "to undergo a hysterectomy": to have the surgical procedure performed.

  • She will undergo a hysterectomy next month to treat her condition.

• Types of hysterectomy: The term is often specified by what is removed.

  • A partial hysterectomy removes the uterus but leaves the cervix intact.
  • A radical hysterectomy, often for cancer, removes the uterus, cervix, and parts of the vagina.

Variants and Related Words

• Hysterectomize (verb, rare/technical): To perform a hysterectomy on someone.
  • The surgeon will hysterectomize the patient.

Synonyms

• Uterine excision: A formal, technical synonym for the surgical removal of the uterus.

Related Phrases

• Post-hysterectomy: Referring to the period or condition after the surgery.
  • Post-hysterectomy recovery typically takes several weeks.

Notes

• The word "hysterectomy" is specific to the surgical removal of the uterus. It does not inherently describe the removal of other organs, though related procedures may have compound names (e.g., for ovary removal, for fallopian tube removal). A surgery removing the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes is often called a .

Noun

1. surgical removal of the uterus