hysterectomy
English
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Etymology
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[edit]Noun
[edit]hysterectomy (plural hysterectomies)
- (surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus.
- Synonyms: uterectomy, metrectomy
- Hypernyms: procedure, operation, surgery, treatment, therapy
- Coordinate terms: hysterotomy, uterotomy, metrotomy, hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy, oophorosalpingectomy, salpingo-oophorectomy, oophorectomy, ovariectomy, oophorotomy, ovariotomy, salpingectomy, salpingotomy, salpingostomy
- 2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 140:
- she even contemplated having her womb taken out to eliminate periods altogether, which would surely be her greatest possible career move, a tactical hysterectomy for ambitious women with menstruation problems
Usage notes
[edit]Some speakers deprecate the term hysterectomy in favor of the term uterectomy. This is part of the effort to stop conflating female body parts with baseless negativity, along with deprecation of the terms hysteria and hysterical.
Derived terms
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[edit]surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
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