Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
episiotomy Audio
e·pi·si·ot·o·my [ uh-pee-zee-ot-uh-mee, ep-uh-sahy- ]
Subclass of:
Obstetric Delivery
Definitions related to episiotomy:
  • A surgical widening of the introitus by cutting into the musculature of the maternal perineum with a linear midline or oblique incision so as to facilitate vaginal childbirth.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An incision of the posterior vaginal wall and a portion of the pudenda which enlarges the vaginal introitus to facilitate delivery and prevent lacerations.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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