verb
- performs a hysterectomy on (a patient); surgically removes the uterus
Usage: British English spelling (American: hysterectomizes); third-person singular present tense; medical/surgical term
Examples
- The surgeon hysterectomises patients with severe uterine fibroids.
- The hospital protocol specifies when a doctor hysterectomises a patient for cancer treatment.
- She hysterectomises using minimally invasive techniques whenever possible.
- The gynecologist hysterectomises only after conservative treatments have failed.