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Radical hysterectomy

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Surgical removal of the uterus, cervix, surrounding tissue, and upper vagina, usually performed to treat cervical or uterine cancer.

Korean

광범위 자궁절제술

자궁, 자궁경부, 주변 조직, 질 상부를 함께 제거하는 수술로, 대개 자궁경부암이나 자궁암을 치료하려고 시행한다.

French

Hystérectomie radicale

Ablation chirurgicale de l'utérus, du col, des tissus environnants et de la partie supérieure du vagin, généralement pour traiter un cancer du col ou de l'utérus.

Word parts

  • hyster/oRoot(Greek) Uterus
  • -ectomySuffix(Greek) Surgical removal

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