Webster's New World Medical Dictionary

hypoxia-ischemia
Blood flow to cells and
organs that is not sufficient to maintain their normal
function, combined with a lower-than-normal con-
centration of oxygen in arterial blood.
hysterectomy
An operation to remove the
uterus. Hysterectomies are most commonly per-
formed as a treatment for fibroids, cancer or severe
dysplasia of the uterus, and for dysfunctional uter-
ine bleeding.
hysterectomy, abdominal
Surgical removal of
the uterus through an incision made in the abdom-
inal wall, as opposed to a vaginal hysterectomy. See
also 
hysterectomy, vaginal.
hysterectomy, complete
See 
hysterectomy,
total.
hysterectomy, laparoscopic supracervical
Surgical removal of the uterus but not the cervix,
using laparoscopic techniques.
hysterectomy, partial
Surgical removal of the
uterus but not the cervix. Also known as subtotal
hysterectomy.
hysterectomy, subtotal
See 
hysterectomy, 
partial.
hysterectomy, total
Complete surgical removal
of the uterus including the cervix. Also known as
complete hysterectomy.
hysterectomy, vaginal
Removal of the uterus
through a surgical incision within the vagina, as
opposed to abdominal hysterectomy. With a vaginal
hysterectomy, the scar is not outwardly visible. See
also 
hysterectomy, abdominal.
hysteroscopy
Examination of the inside of the
uterus by insertion of a lighted scope (hystero-
scope) through the cervix into the uterus.
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