Hysterectomy Chronicles
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Photo credit: Ramirez, Eduardo, Colombian Surgery: Ovariectomy, 1954. International Museum of Surgical Science Collection.
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The origins of the word Hysterectomy - to remove hysteria.
“Hysteria is derived from 'hystera' meaning womb. This linguistic association between women's health and hysteria is still in use today in the term hysterectomy.”
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