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Meaning of myomectomy in English:

myomectomy

Pronunciation /ˌmʌɪə(ʊ)ˈmɛktəmi/

noun

Surgery

  • Surgical excision of one or more leiomyomas from the uterus; an instance of this.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Albert Buck (1842–1922). From myoma + -ectomy, after French myomectomie.