episiotomy

noun

surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth

Roots

episionepisi- · Greek · pubic region oo- · Greek · connective tometom- · Greek · a cutting ia-y · Greek · process

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The word episiotomy breaks down into 4 roots of Greek origin: episi, from Greek epision (“pubic region”); o, from Greek o (“connective”); tom, from Greek tome (“a cutting”); and -y, from Greek ia (“process”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.