hys·ter·ec·to·my
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.
她必须接受子宫切除术。
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek hustera ‘womb’ + -ectomy. - She had to have a hysterectomy.