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colpotomy

[kol-pot-uh-mee]

noun

Surgery.

plural

colpotomies 
  1. incision of the vagina.



colpotomy

/ əˈɒəɪ /

noun

  1. a surgical incision into the wall of the vagina

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of colpotomy1

colpo- ( colposcope ) + -tomy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of colpotomy1

C20: from colpo- + -tomy

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