单词 | hysterectomy |
释义 | hysterectomy From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Illness & disability Hospitalhysterectomyhys‧ter‧ec‧to‧my /ˌhɪstəˈrektəmi/ noun (plural hysterectomies) [countable, uncountable]MHa medical operation to remove a woman’s uterusExamples from the Corpushysterectomy• I then had to have a hysterectomy.• A hysterectomy is a major operation with a long recovery period.• Prior etal found no change in transit time after hysterectomy.• She had had a complete hysterectomy and a repair.• Kaiser spokeswoman Jamie Trevor said that patients are told that no sterilization procedure short of a complete hysterectomy can prevent pregnancy.• Its members conduct studies that are mainly sociological in nature, looking at questions like the importance of counselling to hysterectomy patients.Origin hysterectomy (1800-1900) Greek hystera “uterus” + English -ectomy |
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