and if it's a partial, what did they leave in? she still have to go in for a pap smear, why? and why is she having hot flashes if she don't have periods anymore?

No one here will be able to answer this for you. It is like a combination pool shot, a lot of variables. You should give her doc a call and have a little chat! Good on you for asking and wanting to help her in what she is going through! KUDOS!!
Hugs, Scoot

A partial hyterectomy means that the cervix was left in place; and so your wife must still get pap smears to screen for cervical cancer. The cervix is not always removed because it can provide support to other structures, so unless there is a problem with the cevix itself it isn't always removed. A total hysterectomy means both the uterus and the cervix is removed, a partial hysterectomy only the uterus is removed and the cervix is left.

Removing the ovaries is called: oopherectomy. Removing the fallopian tubes is called a salpingectomy. Unless your wife had those procedures then she still has her ovaries and fallopian tubes. That means her ovaries are still producing hormones and she can have some symptoms of menopause in a natural way rather than abrubtly as happens when they are surgically removed. Hot flashes are caused by changing hormone levels, so even though a woman has no uterus (and no periods) she can still get hot flashes.