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episiotomy
noun[ C ]
uk /ɪˌpiːz.iˈɒt.ə.mi/ us /ɪˌpiː.siˈɑː.t̬ə.mi/
a cut made at the opening of the vagina while a woman is giving birth, to make it easier for the baby to come out without causing injury: 外阴切开术，会阴切开术
I didn't have to have a episiotomy, even with a big baby.我没有做外阴切开术，即使宝宝个头挺大的也不用。
"We're doing fewer and fewer episiotomies, thank goodness," said Patricia Crane, director of nurse midwifery services.
I had scar tissue from my episiotomy.
A woman might require stitching after an episiotomy.
The midwife said she wanted to give me an episiotomy and I told her I would prefer to tear naturally.
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