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/hɪstəˈɹɛktəmi/ · noun
(surgery) 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 problems
Use hysterectomy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hysterectomy means (surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus..
Common synonyms include uterectomy, metrectomy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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 problems
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