"colpotomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: colpotomies [plural]
Etymology: colpo- + -tomy Etymology templates: {{af|en|colpo-|-tomy}} colpo- + -tomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} colpotomy (plural colpotomies)
  1. Surgical creation of a hole through the vagina to the rectouterine pouch, using a scalpel incision to drain the fluid. Wikipedia link: colpotomy

Inflected forms

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