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hysterectomy
(his″tәr-ek´tә-me)
surgical removal of the uterus. Clinical indications for hysterectomy include pelvic relaxation; pain associated with congestion, endometriosis, or chronic pelvic inflammatory disease; fibroid tumors; recurrent ovarian cysts; excessive and debilitating bleeding; and cervical, ovarian, and uterine malignancies, premalignancies,
or other high-risk conditions.

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