Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In surgery, the operation of dividing the symphysis pubis for the purpose of facilitating labor; the Sigaultian section or operation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Surg.) The operation of dividing the symphysis pubis for the purpose of facilitating labor; -- formerly called the Sigualtian section.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun surgery The operation of dividing the symphysis pubis to facilitate labour; the Sigualtian section.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word symphyseotomy.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.