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hymenotomy

American

[hahy-muh-not-uh-mee] / ˌhaɪ məˈnɒt ə mi /

noun

incision of the hymen.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

hymenotomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of hymenotomy

First recorded in 1850–55; hymeno- + -tomy

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