episiotomy

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌɛpəsaɪˈɒtəmiː/    美 /əˌpiːziːˈɒtəmiː/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.

词形变化

episiotomies plural

词源

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