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hysterotomy

hysterotomy

1 9.5
A cut made in the womb during surgery to reach the baby
  • noun
  • /ˌhɪstəˈrɒtəmi/
  • Specialized
: histerotomía
  • Complications after a hysterotomy can include infection or uterine bleeding.

Examples

  • A hysterotomy is sometimes necessary in certain complicated pregnancies.

  • The doctor performed a hysterotomy to gain access to the fetus during surgery.

  • The doctor performed a hysterotomy to deliver the baby safely.

  • A hysterotomy can be necessary in complicated pregnancies.

  • During a cesarean section, the surgeon made a hysterotomy to safely deliver the baby.

  • The hysterotomy procedure allows doctors to access the uterus through a surgical incision.

  • After the hysterotomy, the team carefully monitored the mother for any complications.

Surface Forms

hysterotomy singular
hysterotomies plural

Morphology

hysterotomy = hyster- (opaque) = hyster + otomy

The term is built from medical combining forms ('hyster-' + '-otomy') that are not recognizable to an average B1 learner, so the meaning is not inferable from common English vocabulary.

Etymology

Hysterotomy comes from Greek parts: hyster- meaning 'womb' and -otomy meaning 'cutting', the same -otomy in lobotomy. So a hysterotomy is literally a 'cut into the womb', which is why the word means an operation that opens the womb during surgery.