
Meaning of HYSTEROTOMY
| Pronunciation: | | `histu'râtumee
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| | Definition: | | [n] surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section) |
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| | See Also: | | abdominal delivery, caesarean, caesarean delivery, caesarean section, cesarean, cesarean delivery, cesarean section, cesarian, cesarian section, C-section, operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hys`ter*ot"o*my\, n. [Gr. "yste`ra womb + ? to cut:
cf. F. hyst['e]rotomie.] (Med.)
The C[ae]sarean section. See under {C[ae]sarean}.
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