Treatment will probably be surgery to remove the uterus (hysterectomy).

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Glossary Terms

Surgery to remove the uterus and, sometimes, the cervix. When the uterus and the cervix are removed, it is called a total hysterectomy. When only the uterus is removed, it is called a partial hysterectomy.

A procedure to remove or repair a part of the body or to find out whether disease is present. An operation.

The small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman's pelvis. This is the organ in which a baby grows. Also called womb.