Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hysterocolposigmoidectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hys-te-ro-col-posig-moidec-to-my
IPA

46

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

8

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A major surgical procedure in which the uterus, vagina, and sigmoid colon are removed together. It is usually performed to treat advanced or recurrent pelvic cancers that have spread across these organs, with the goal of removing all visible disease in one operation.

Example Sentences

"Associated procedures employed to achieve complete cytoreduction included reverse hysterocolposigmoidectomy, modified posterior exenteration or total exenteration; however, they referred especially to colic resection during primary cytoreductive surgery [ 9 - 11 ]."

Inflected Forms

hysterocolposigmoidectomies (plural)

Questions

What does hysterocolposigmoidectomy mean?: A major surgical procedure in which the uterus, vagina, and sigmoid colon are removed together. It is usually performed to treat advanced or recurrent pelvic cancers that have spread across these organs, with the goal of removing all visible disease in one operation.

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