noun
extended hysterectomy; radical hysterectomy
A surgical procedure to remove the uterus along with surrounding tissues; a technical medical term.
広汎子宮全摘出術は、子宮頸がんの治療で行われることがあります。
An extended hysterectomy may be performed in the treatment of cervical cancer.
子宮全摘出術 is a total hysterectomy (removal of the uterus only), while 広汎子宮全摘出術 is a more extensive procedure that also removes surrounding tissues.
A compound of 広汎 (extensive), 子宮 (uterus), 全 (total), 摘出 (extraction), and 術 (surgery). The term is a modern medical coinage.