metrotomy
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Metrotomy — Me*trot o*my, n. [Gr. ? womb + ? to cut: cf. F. m[ e]trotomie.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting into the uterus; hysterotomy; the C[ae]sarean section. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Metrotome — Met ro*tome, n. [See {Metrotomy}.] (Surg.) An instrument for cutting or scarifying the uterus or the neck of the uterus. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hysterotomy — Incision of the uterus. SYN: metrotomy, uterotomy. [hystero + G. tome, incision] abdominal h. transabdominal incision into the uterus. SYN: abdominohysterotomy. vaginal h. incision into th … Medical dictionary
