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hysto

hysto is the clipping of hysterectomy.

Meaning of hysterectomy

Noun

hysterectomy (plural hysterectomies)

  1. The 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 problems2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 140

Forms of hysto

pluralhystos

Questions about hysto

What is hysto the clipping of?
Hysto is the clipping of hysterectomy.

Words near hysto in the dictionary

  1. hysterotomy
  2. hysterotrachelectomy
  3. hysterotraumatism
  4. hysterovideoscope
  5. hystidyl
  6. hysto
  7. hystologically
  8. hystoric
  9. hystorical
  10. hystoricall
  11. hystorie

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