Removal of the uterus through a surgical incision, not of the abdomen but, within the vagina. With a vaginal hysterectomy, the scar is not outwardly visible. A vaginal hysterectomy is in contrast to an abdominal hysterectomy.
HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL
Meaning of HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL in English
English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012