hysterectomy Surg.
(hɪstəˈrɛktəmɪ)
[f. hystero-1 + Gr. ἐκτοµ-ή excision (f. ἐκ out + τέµνειν to cut) + -y.]
Excision of the uterus.
| 1886 in Syd. Soc. Lex. 1889 J. M. Duncan Lect. Dis. Wom. xiii. (ed. 4) 94 The operation of hysterectomy. 1894 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 26 May 1120/3 Now hysterectomy is an accepted operation, the mortality following its performance is small. |