fibroidectomy
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fibroidectomy — SYN: myomectomy. [fibroid + G. ektome, excision] * * * fi·broid·ec·to·my (fi″broid ekґtə me) [fibroid + ectomy] uterine myomectomy … Medical dictionary
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
