单词 | episiotomy |
释义 | episiotomy Surg.|ɛpɪsɪˈɒtəmɪ| [f. Gr. ἐπίσιον pubic region + -tomy.] Incision of the vulval orifice to facilitate parturition; an operation of this kind.
1878A. E. Broomall in Amer. Jrnl. Obstetrics XI. 524 In 56 cases, when the perineum was unyielding,..I incised the vaginal orifice, and in nearly all of these cases I demonstrated..that episiotomy saved the perineum. 1953Carter & Dodds Dict. Midwifery 166/1 A midwife may perform an episiotomy if she considers it to be in the interest of her patient. 1954G. I. M. Swyer Repr. & Sex xi. 127 A properly timed and executed episiotomy will nearly always prevent a third degree tear. |

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