Hysterotomy

noun

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Noun

1
The surgical procedure of making an incision in the uterus, commonly combined with a laparotomy during a caesarean section.
2
surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section) wordnet

Synonyms

lobotomy metrotomy uterotomy

Etymology

From hystero- + -tomy.

Related phrases

caesarean section

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