Dictionary

episiotomy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɛpəsaɪˈɒtəmiː/ (UK)
• /əˌpiːziːˈɒtəmiː/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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. 2011, Caitlin Moran, How to be a Woman:

Forms

Translations (31)

pt episiotomia (surgical incision) · sv episiotomi (surgical incision) · fi episiotomia (surgical incision) · ro perineotomie (surgical incision) · mk епизиотомија (surgical incision) · hy պերինեոտոմիա (surgical incision) · pl nacięcie krocza (surgical incision) · fr épisiotomie (surgical incision) · hu epiziotómia (surgical incision) · nl episiotomie (surgical incision) · ru эпизиотоми́я (surgical incision) · id episiotomi (surgical incision) · cmn 會陰切開術 /会阴切开术 (surgical incision) · tr epizyotomi (surgical incision) · hy շեքահատում (surgical incision) · hu gátmetszés (surgical incision) · tr perineotomi (surgical incision) · ca episiotomia (surgical incision) · ko 회음 절개 (surgical incision) · ja 会陰切開 (surgical incision) · hy էպիզիոտոմիա (surgical incision) · cs nástřih hráze (surgical incision) · ar بضع الفرج (surgical incision) · it episiotomia (surgical incision) · sv klipp (surgical incision) · ro epiziotomie (surgical incision) · sv perineotomi (surgical incision) · cs epiziotomie (surgical incision) · pl episiotomia (surgical incision) · nl epi (surgical incision) · es episiotomía (surgical incision)