Hysterectomy, a time to change the terminology
- 6 June 2022
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Vol. 43 (4), 601-602
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482x.2022.2084377
Abstract
What is the etymology of the word "hysterectomy"? “Hyster” in the Greek and Latin languages (with the resultant hysterikos and hystericus, respectively) means “of the womb” [1]. However, another et...Keywords
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