hystero-, hyster-, hysteri- +
(Greek: the womb or uterus; hysteria)
"Hysteric disturbances", that most frequently occur in women were ascribed erroneously by ancient Greeks to the influence of the womb and were, for this reason, called hysteria, "disease of the womb".
This hestero- unit is not related to a similarly spelled hysteres- unit of words referring to "shortcoming, deficiency; to be behind, to come late, to lag; later".
hysterotracheloplasty
Plastic surgery of the neck of the uterus.
hysterotrachelorrhaphy
Surgical repair of a lacerated neck of the uterus.
hysterotrachelotomy
Incision of the neck of the uterus.
hysterotraumatic
A reference to hysterotraumatism or the symptoms arising in association with a severe injury.
hysterotraumatism
Hysterical symptoms arising in association with a severe injury.
laparohystero-oophorectomy
Removal of the uterus and ovaries through an incision in the abdominal wall.
laparohysteropexy
An abdominal hysteropexy; the fixation of a displaced uterus by a surgical operation.
laparohysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
Removal of uterus and adnexa (uterine tubes and ovaries) through an abdominal incision.
laparohysterotomy
An abdominal hysterotomy; or a laparotomy with incision of the uterus.
panhysterocolpectomy
The total excision of the uterus and vagina.
panhysterosalpingectomy
The excision, or surgical removal, of the uterus, cervix, and fallopian tubes.
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