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hysterectomy
(redirected from vaginal hysterectomy)

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hys·ter·ec·to·my  (hst-rkt-m)
n. pl. hys·ter·ec·to·mies
Surgical removal of part or all of the uterus.

hyster·ecto·mize (-mz) v.

hysterectomy [ˌhɪstəˈrɛktəmɪ]
n pl -mies
(Medicine / Surgery) surgical removal of the uterus

hysterectomy  (hst-rkt-m)
Surgical removal of part or all of the uterus.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hysterectomy - surgical removal of the uterus
ablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue
panhysterectomy, radical hysterectomy - surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes
total hysterectomy - surgical removal of the uterus and cervix
Translations
hysterectomy [ˌhɪstəˈrektəmɪ] Nhisterectomía f
she had to have a hysterectomyle tuvieron que hacer una histerectomía
hysterectomy [ˌhɪstəˈrɛktəmi] nhystérectomie f
hysterectomy
nHysterektomie f (spec), → Totaloperation f
hysterectomy [ˌhɪstəˈrɛktəmɪ] n (Med) → isterectomia


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A vaginal hysterectomy, which does not require an incision on the abdominal wall, is least invasive.
Enrique Benavides operated on Nancy Ortegon on March 5, 2005, performing a vaginal hysterectomy and anterior repair.
Vaginal Hysterectomy - A hysterectomy is an operation that involves the removal of the woman''s uterus and in some cases the ovaries and fallopian tubes There are three types of hysterectomies, a total hysterectomy removes the cervix in addition to the rest of the uterus, the ovaries and the fallopian tubes Vaginal Hysterectomy - A hysterectomy is an operation that involves the removal of the woman''s uterus and in some cases the ovaries and fallopian tubes.
 
 
 
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