PERINEOTOMY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Surgical incision into the perineum

Classified under:

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)