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noun
An operation in which the entire uterus is removed, including the cervix
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: radical hysterectomy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hysterectomy
History
From pan- + hysterectomy.
