hysterotomy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)

WordNet

Hys`ter*ot"o*my noun
Etymology
Gr. womb + to cut: cf. F. hystérotomie.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) The Cæsarean section. See under Cæsarean.

Webster 1913