Associations to the word «Episiotomy»

Wiktionary

EPISIOTOMY, noun. (medical) A surgical incision through the perineum made to enlarge the vagina and assist childbirth.

Dictionary definition

EPISIOTOMY, noun. Surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats