- hysteromyomectomy
- SYN: myomectomy. [hysteromyoma + G. ektome, excision]
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hys·tero·myo·mec·to·my (his″tər-o-mi″o-mekґtə-me) uterine myomectomy.
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hysteromyomectomy
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hysteromyomectomy — noun Removal of a myoma in the uterus … Wiktionary
Myomectomy — Surgery to remove a fibroid from the uterus. A fibroid, or leiomyoma, is a benign tumor that arises from the myometrium, the muscular wall of the uterus. The first myomectomy was performed by the American surgeon Washington Atlee in 1844. * * *… … Medical dictionary
