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why is a hysterectomy called that?

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o8sp | 18:04 Mon 24th Apr 2006 | Body & Soul
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i know what ectomy means but what about the hyster bit?
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Hyster or Hystero is from the Greek Hystera denoting the womb plus the Greek Ektome ..a cutting out.
18:18 Mon 24th Apr 2006
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Hyster means 'womb' in Greek
18:19 Mon 24th Apr 2006
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Ooops ~ kind of beat me to it shaneystar :o)
18:19 Mon 24th Apr 2006
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hysteria comes from the same word. It was thought it was purely a woman's illness caused by irregular blood supply from the womb to the brain. We know better now... don't we?
22:11 Mon 24th Apr 2006

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