hysterectomy

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All of you saying she should be forced to have a hysterectomy are absolutely ridiculous.

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  • Vagina hysterectomy is not the best surgical procedure for removing only the uterus and cervix unless there are problem caused by uterine prolapse as the surgeon require to perform operation to repair the weakened tissue under the vagina in order to support the bladder, small bowel and the rectum. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Abdominal hysterectomy is a surgical procedure used to remove the tubes, cervix through the abdomen via a surgical horizontal or vertical incision. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Laparoscopic hysterectomy is a operation that involve in removing some organs or tissues in abdominal region. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • "I was about to avoid having the hysterectomy, the chemo, the radiation," McKinney says. —  New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com
  • If the hysterectomy is decided and pre operative evaluation is completed, the next step is admission to hospital in the day of endometriosis hysterectomy. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
 

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  1. from Greek ὑστέρα, the uterus, + ἐκτομή, a cutting out, from ἐκ, out, + τέμνειν, ταμεῑν, cut.
 

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/hɪstəˈrɛktəmi/
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by Parker Smith

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