Hysterectomy

Noun

 * 1)  The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus.

Thesaurus
adenoidectomy, appendectomy, arteriectomy, castration, cholecystectomy, craniectomy, cricoidectomy, cystectomy, enterectomy, gastrectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, mammectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, nephrectomy, omphalectomy, oophorectomy, oophorocystectomy, orchidectomy, ovariectomy, pancreatectomy, penectomy, pericardiectomy, phrenicectomy, pneumonectomy, prostatectomy, salpingectomy, stapedectomy, tonsillectomy, ureterectomy, urethrectomy, vasectomy, venectomy

Etymology
From.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Simplified: 子宫切除
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: kohdunpoisto
 * French:
 * German: Hysterektomie


 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 子宮摘出術
 * Korean: 자군 절제
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: histerectomía

Derived terms

 * hysterectomise
 * hysterectomize
 * ovariohysterectomy
 * panhysterectomy
 * radical hysterectomy
 * supracervical hysterectomy