colpotomy

[ kol-pot-uh-mee ]

noun,plural col·pot·o·mies.Surgery.
  1. incision of the vagina.

Origin of colpotomy

1
colpo- (see colposcope) + -tomy

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British Dictionary definitions for colpotomy

colpotomy

/ (kəlˈpɒtəmɪ) /


nounplural -mies
  1. a surgical incision into the wall of the vagina

Origin of colpotomy

1
C20: from colpo- + -tomy

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