noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/əˌpiːziːˈɒtəmiː/
UK:/ˌɛpəsaɪˈɒtəmiː/
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noun
Meaning 1
A surgical incision through the perineum made to enlarge the vagina and assist childbirth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 2
surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: perineotomy
History
Etymology
From episio- + -tomy (“surgical incision”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσιον (epísion, “pubic region”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”)).
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