<surgery> The operation of cutting into the uterus; hysterotomy; the Caesarean section. ... Origin: Gr. Womb + to cut: cf. F. Metrotomie. ... (01 Mar 1998) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Me·trot'o·my noun [ Greek ... womb + ... to cut: confer French métrotomie .] (Surg.) The operation of cutting into the uterus; hysterotomy; the Cæsarean section. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/60