| VAG | HYST vaginal hysterectomy |
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| VH | vaginal hysterectomy; venous hematocrit; ventricular hypertrophy; veterans hospital; viral hepatitis... |
| VTH | vaginal total hysterectomy |
| SAVD | spontaneous assisted vaginal delivery |
| CAD | cadaver, cadaveric; cold agglutinin disease; compressed air disease; computer-assisted design; compu... |
| cesarean hysterectomy | Cesarean section followed by hysterectomy. Synonym: Porro hysterectomy, Porro operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| modified radical hysterectomy | An extended hysterectomy in which a portion of the upper vagina is removed; the ureters are exposed and pulled back laterally without dissection from the ureteral bed. Synonym: TeLinde operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| complete hysterectomy | Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a total hysterectomy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Porro hysterectomy | Cesarean section followed by hysterectomy. Synonym: Porro hysterectomy, Porro operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hysterectomy | <procedure, surgery> The operation of excising the uterus, performed either through the abdominal wall or through the vagina. Origin: Gr. Ektom = excision (18 Nov 1997) |
| hysterectomy, abdominal | Surgical removal of the uterus through an incision made in the abdominal wall. As opposed to a vaginal hysterectomy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hysterectomy, complete | Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a total hysterectomy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hysterectomy, partial | The uterus is sugically removed but the cervix is left is left in place. Also called a subtotal hysterectomy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hysterectomy, subtotal | The uterus is surgically removed but the cervix is left is left in place. Also called a partial hysterectomy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hysterectomy, total | Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a complete hysterectomy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| subtotal hysterectomy | The uterus is sugically removed but the cervix is left is left in place. Also called a partial hysterectomy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| supracervical hysterectomy | Removal of the fundus of the uterus, leaving the cervix in situ. Synonym: subtotal hysterectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total hysterectomy | Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a complete hysterectomy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| assisted cephalic delivery | Extraction of a foetus that presents by the head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| assisted circulation | Pumping that aids the natural activity of the heart. (12 Dec 1998) |