episiotomy
noun [ C ] uk/ɪˌpiːz.iˈɒt.ə.mi/ us/ɪˌpiː.siˈɑː.t̬ə.mi/
外阴切开术,会阴切开术
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
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。
- More examples
- "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.