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Definition: Symphyseotomy
Symphyseotomy
\Sym`phy*se*ot"o*my\, n. [NL. symphysis pubis +
Gr. ? to cut.] (Surg.)
The operation of dividing the symphysis pubis for the purpose
of facilitating labor; -- formerly called the Sigualtian
section. [Written also
symphysotomy.] --Dunglison.
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