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n. - Surgical removal of the uterus.

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Usage examples (38)
  • He paused, as if to give me a chance to comment, but I was silently reeling from the word hysterectomy.
  • Certainly, somebody in my family was embarrassed by the word hysterectomy, and it might have even been Mom, herself.
  • And that anything other than a hysterectomy is better than the hysterectomy.
  • I am arguing that hysterectomy is a very viable option that should not be dismissed out of hand.
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