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Definition of Hysterotomy
1. Noun. Surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section).
Generic synonyms: Operation, Surgery, Surgical Operation, Surgical Procedure, Surgical Process
Definition of Hysterotomy
1. n. The Cæsarean section. See under Cæsarean.
Definition of Hysterotomy
1. Noun. (surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision in the uterus, commonly combined with a laparotomy during a caesarean section. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hysterotomy
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Medical Definition of Hysterotomy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hysterotomy
Literary usage of Hysterotomy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1874)
"He pointed out that there was no relation between them in regard to their mortality;
that in hysterotomy it was necessary to make the opening sufficiently ..."
2. A System of Midwifery, Including the Diseases of Pregnancy and the Puerperal by William Leishman (1875)
"hysterotomy, Laparo-hysterotomy, or, as it is more familiarly known, ...
hysterotomy was first performed on the living woman ; for there is every reason to ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1849)
"Vaginal hysterotomy. By JOHN H. GRIFFIN, MD, of Salem, Roanoke County, Virginia.
... hysterotomy ..."
4. Practical manual of obstetrics by Eugène Verrier (1884)
"This is infinitely less dangerous than actual hysterotomy. ... In the last-named
cases vaginal hysterotomy may be combined with the operation, ..."
5. The Principles and practice of obstetrics by Gunning S. Bedford (1868)
"... I think, properly divided into abdominal hysterotomy and vaginal hysterotomy,
depending upon whether the incision into the uterus be through the abdomen ..."
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