31.   ------ Myomectomy, the surgical removal of fibroids, leaving the uterus intact.

32.   ------ Hysterectomy, the surgical removal of the uterus, sometimes including the cervix and ovaries.

33.   Hysterectomy, or surgical removal of the uterus, comes from the same root.

34.   Prostate-specific antigen screening, or PSA, is controversial because it has led to almost a sixfold increase in the number of surgical prostate removals.

35.   Seniors afflicted with common sun-induced lesions will have greater access to surgical removal, or other treatments, the agency that runs Medicare said Friday.

36.   Surgical removal of a cancerous prostate is more apt to cause urinary and sexual performance problems than is treatment of the disease with radiation, a study says.

37.   The common treatment is surgical removal of the cancerous part of the colon and any nearby lymph nodes where the cancer has spread.

38.   The most common treatment is surgical removal of the cancerous part of the colon and any nearby lymph nodes where the cancer has spread.

39.   They are among the most common reasons for hysterectomies, or surgical removal of the uterus.