hysterotomy (redirected from hysterotomies)

hys·ter·ot·o·my  (hst-rt-m)

n. pl. hys·ter·ot·o·mies

Surgical incision of the uterus, as in a cesarean section.

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hysterotomy - surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section) abdominal delivery, C-section, caesarean, caesarean delivery, caesarean section, caesarian, caesarian delivery, caesarian section, cesarean, cesarean delivery, cesarean section, cesarian, cesarian section - the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"