- uterine myomectomy
- surgical excision of a uterine myoma (leiomyoma); called also fibroidectomy and fibromectomy.
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uterine myomectomy
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myomectomy — noun The removal of the uterine myomas. Syn: fibroidectomy … Wiktionary
