episiotomy

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Scrabble points
17
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18
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/əˌpiːziːˈɒtəmiː/(US)
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/əˌpiːziːˈɒtəmiː/(US) · /ˌɛpəsaɪˈɒtəmiː/(UK)

Definition of episiotomy

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A surgical incision through the perineum made to enlarge the vagina and assist childbirth.
    “The following eight hours were the worst of my life that haven't ended in an episiotomy.”

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Etymology

From episio- + -tomy (“surgical incision”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσιον (epísion, “pubic region”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”)).

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