- myomectomy
- noun (plural -mies) Date: 1886 surgical removal of a myoma or fibroid
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
myomectomy
Look at other dictionaries:
Myomectomy — refers to the surgical removal of uterine fibroids, also known as myomas. In contrast to a hysterectomy the uterus remains preserved and the woman retains her reproductive potential.The presence of a fibroid does not mean that it needs to be… … Wikipedia
Myomectomy — Surgery to remove a fibroid from the uterus. A fibroid, or leiomyoma, is a benign tumor that arises from the myometrium, the muscular wall of the uterus. The first myomectomy was performed by the American surgeon Washington Atlee in 1844. * * *… … Medical dictionary
myomectomy — /muy euh mek teuh mee/, n., pl. myomectomies. the surgical removal of a myoma, esp. the excision of a fibroid tumor from the uterus. [1885 90; MYOM(A) + ECTOMY] * * * … Universalium
myomectomy — noun The removal of the uterine myomas. Syn: fibroidectomy … Wiktionary
myomectomy — n. surgical removal of benign muscle tumors (Surgery) … English contemporary dictionary
myomectomy — my·o·mec·to·my … English syllables
myomectomy — n. surgical removal of a fibroid (myoma) from the uterus … The new mediacal dictionary
myomectomy — ˌmīəˈmektəmē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary myom + ectomy : excision of a myoma … Useful english dictionary
Uterine myomectomy — Intervention A laparoscopic myomectomy: The uterus has been incised and the myoma is held and about to be shelled out ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
abdominal myomectomy — uterine myomectomy using an abdominal approach. Called also laparomyomectomy … Medical dictionary
