/ ˌhɪstəˈrektəmi; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) [ C , U ] a medical operation to remove a woman's womb
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Greek hustera womb + -ectomy .
/ ˌhɪstəˈrektəmi; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) [ C , U ] a medical operation to remove a woman's womb
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Greek hustera womb + -ectomy .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005