A surgical procedure to remove a fibromyoma or multiple fibromyomas, particularly used in treating uterine fibroids.
From fibromyoma + -ectomy (Greek -ektomia, 'surgical removal'). This surgical term became standard in gynecology by the mid-20th century.
Fibromyomectomy for uterine fibroids is one of surgery's most common procedures—millions of women undergo it yearly, yet many don't realize the fibroid removal surgery has an actual medical name.
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