HYSTEROTOMY

hysterotomy

(noun) surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hysterotomy (plural hysterotomies)

(surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision in the uterus, commonly combined with a laparotomy during a caesarean section.

Source: Wiktionary


Hys`ter*ot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. hystérotomie.] (Med.)

Definition: The Cæsarean section. See under Cæsarean.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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