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hysterectomy

DEFINITIONS OF: hysterectomy

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n surgical removal of the uterus

Types:
panhysterectomy, radical hysterectomy
surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes
total hysterectomy
surgical removal of the uterus and cervix
Type of:
ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
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