EPISIOTOMY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("episiotomy" is a kind of...):

perineotomy (surgical incision into the perineum)

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