Hysterotomy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hysterotomy \Hys`ter*ot"o*my\, n. [Gr. "yste`ra womb + te`mnein
     to cut: cf. F. hyst['e]rotomie.] (Med.)
     The act of cutting into the uterus, as in C[ae]sarean
     section. See under {C[ae]sarean}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hysterotomy
       n : surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)