Episiotomy

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  • noun. Surgical incision of the perineum during childbirth to facilitate delivery.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In surgery, incisions into the labia during childbirth, made to relieve dangerous stretching of the perineum.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A surgical incision through the perineum made to enlarge the vagina and assist childbirth.
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  • noun. surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth