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hysterectomy

n. the surgical removal of the uterus. It may be total hysterectomy, including excision of the cervix; subtotal hysterectomy, in which only the uterus above the cervix is removed; or radical hysterectomy, with excision of a part of the vagina with the uterus and cervix.

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November 20th 2024

perceptual synthesis

perceptual synthesis

1. the integration of experience from all the senses to establish knowledge of the external world and one’s interactions with it and to eliminate unessential information about both.

2. in auditory perception, a phenomenon in which people perceive missing sounds or faint sounds when the gap created by them is filled with white noise.