hysterectomy

English

Etymology

Coined based on Ancient Greek ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”) + ἐκτομία (ektomía, “a cutting out of”). Surface analysis hystero- +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɪstəˈɹɛktəmi/

Noun

hysterectomy (plural hysterectomies)

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus.

Derived terms

Translations

surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof

Catalan: histerectomia f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 子宮切除術, 子宫切除术 (zǐgōng qiēchúshù)
Czech: hysterektomie f
Dutch: baarmoederverwijdering; hysterectomie (nl)
Finnish: kohdunpoisto (fi)
French: hystérectomie (fr) f
German: Gebärmutterentfernung f; (chiefly specialist) Hysterektomie (de) f
Icelandic: legnám n

Italian: isterectomia (it)
Japanese: 子宮摘出術 (shikyūtekishutsu)
Korean: 자군 절제 (jagun jeolje)
Portuguese: histerectomia (pt) f
Russian: гистерэктоми́я (ru) f (gisterɛktomíja)
Spanish: histerectomía (es) f
Swedish: hysterektomi (sv) c
Tagalog: alisbahay-bata

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