EPISIOTOMY
\ˌɛpɪsɪˈɒtəmɪ], \ˌɛpɪsɪˈɒtəmɪ], \ˌɛ_p_ɪ_s_ɪ__ˈɒ_t_ə_m_ɪ]\
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surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth
By Princeton University
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surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An incision of the posterior vaginal wall and a portion of the pudenda which enlarges the vaginal introitus to facilitate delivery and prevent lacerations.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Labial incision preventing perineal laceration during labor.
By William R. Warner
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).