hysterectomy
noun /ˌhɪstəˈrektəmi/
/ˌhɪstəˈrektəmi/
[countable, uncountable] (plural hysterectomies)
- a medical operation to remove a woman’s womb
子宫切除(术) - She had to have a hysterectomy.
她不得不做子宫切除术。
词源late 19th cent.: from Greek hustera ‘womb’ + -ectomy. - She had to have a hysterectomy.