Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of part or all of the uterus.
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Hysterectomy
//hɪstəˈɹɛktəmi//
Synonyms for "hysterectomy" (35 found)
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20 translations across 18 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- histerectomia noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 子宮切除術 /子宫切除术 noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Czech
1 entries- hysterektomie noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Dutch
2 entries- baarmoederverwijdering noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
- hysterectomie noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Finnish
1 entries- kohdunpoisto noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
French
1 entries- hystérectomie noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
German
2 entries- Gebärmutterentfernung noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
- Hysterektomie noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Greek
1 entries- υστερεκτομή noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Icelandic
1 entries- legnám noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Italian
1 entries- isterectomia noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Japanese
1 entries- 子宮摘出術 noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Korean
1 entries- 자군 절제 noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Polish
1 entries- histerektomia noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Portuguese
1 entries- histerectomia noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Russian
1 entries- гистерэктоми́я noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Spanish
1 entries- histerectomía noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Swedish
1 entries- hysterektomi noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Tagalog
1 entries- alisbahay-bata noun (surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Ms. Rice underwent a one-and-a-half hour uterine fibroid embolization at a Washington hospital Friday. The operation, an alternative to hysterectomy, shrinks fibroid tumors and allows for a rapid recovery.
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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
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