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Meatotomy — A meatotomy is a form of penile modificatio … Wikipedia
meatotomy — An incision made to enlarge a meatus, e.g., of the urethra or ureter. [meato + G. tome, incision] * * * me·a·tot·o·my .mē ə tät ə mē n, pl mies incision of the urethral meatus esp. to enlarge it * * * me·a·tot·o·my (me″ … Medical dictionary
meatotomy — n. cutting of the entrance to the urethra (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
meatotomy — /miəˈtɒtəmi/ (say meeuh totuhmee) noun (plural meatotomies) 1. Medicine a surgical procedure for relieving an obstruction to urine or semen flow caused by scar tissue at the tip of the penile urethra. 2. a similar procedure carried out as a form… …
Meatotomía — Una meatotomía es una forma de modificación del pene en la cual el lado inferior del glande es dividido. el procedimiento puede ser realizador por un médico para aliviar la estenosis del meato o la estenosis uretral, o por un modificador corporal … Wikipedia Español
Body modification — (or body alteration) is the deliberate altering of the human body for any non medical reason, such as aesthetics, sexual enhancement, a rite of passage, religious reasons, to display group membership or affiliation, to create body art, shock… … Wikipedia
List of surgical procedures — Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, ectomy is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the… … Wikipedia
List of -otomies — The suffix otomy is derived from the Greek suffix τόμος, tómos, meaning cutting, sharp, or separate . Medical procedures Amniotomy Androtomy Bilateral cingulotomy Bronchotomy Clitoridotomy Coeliotomy Colostomy Cordotomy Escharotomy Episiotomy… … Wikipedia
meatotome — A knife with short cutting edge for use in meatotomy. * * * me·ato·tome (me atґə tōm) an instrument for performing meatotomy … Medical dictionary
Clitoridectomy — is the surgical removal of the clitoris. It is rarely needed as a therapeutic medical procedure, such as when cancer has developed in or spread to the clitoris. Most removals of the clitoris occur as female genital mutilation, defined by the… … Wikipedia
