Meanings
nounhysterectomy (plural hysterectomies)
plural hysterectomies
- medicineThe surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus.
she even contemplated having her womb taken out to eliminate periods altogether, which would surely be her greatest possible career move, a tactical hysterectomy for ambitious women with menstruation problems
2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 140Synonyms: uterectomy, metrectomy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus.
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Catalan histerectomia
- histerectomiasurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Chinese Mandarin 子宮切除術 /子宫切除术
- 子宮切除術 /子宫切除术 (zǐgōng qiēchúshù)surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Czech hysterektomie
- hysterektomiesurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Dutch baarmoederverwijdering, hysterectomie
- baarmoederverwijderingsurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
- hysterectomiesurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Finnish kohdunpoisto
- kohdunpoistosurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
French hystérectomie
- hystérectomiesurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
German Gebärmutterentfernung, Hysterektomie
- Gebärmutterentfernungsurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
- Hysterektomiesurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Greek υστερεκτομή
- υστερεκτομή (ysterektomí)surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Icelandic legnám
- legnámsurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Italian isterectomia
- isterectomiasurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Japanese 子宮摘出術
- 子宮摘出術 (shikyūtekishutsu)surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Korean 자군 절제
- 자군 절제 (jagun jeolje)surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Māori potanga kōpū
- potanga kōpūsurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Polish histerektomia
- histerektomiasurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Portuguese histerectomia
- histerectomiasurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Russian гистерэктоми́я
- гистерэктоми́я (gisterɛktomíja)surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Spanish histerectomía
- histerectomíasurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Swedish hysterektomi
- hysterektomisurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Tagalog alisbahay-bata
- alisbahay-batasurgical removal of the uterus or part thereof
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hysterectomy
mastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomylaryngectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
hysterectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysterectomy
MLA
“hysterectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysterectomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hysterectomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysterectomy.
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