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PERINEOTOMY

Dictionary entry overview: What does perineotomy mean?

• PERINEOTOMY (noun)
The noun PERINEOTOMY has 1 sense:

1. surgical incision into the perineum

Familiarity information: PERINEOTOMY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PERINEOTOMY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Surgical incision into the perineum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("perineotomy" is a kind of...):

incision; section; surgical incision (the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "perineotomy"):

episiotomy (surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth)

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