fibroidectomy

fibroidectomy
SYN: myomectomy. [fibroid + G. ektome, excision]

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fi·broid·ec·to·my (fi″broid-ekґtə-me) [fibroid + -ectomy] uterine myomectomy.

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  • fibroidectomy — noun Myomectomy …   Wiktionary

  • myomectomy — noun The removal of the uterine myomas. Syn: fibroidectomy …   Wiktionary

  • 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

  • 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

  • uterine myomectomy — surgical excision of a uterine myoma (leiomyoma); called also fibroidectomy and fibromectomy …   Medical dictionary

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