Medical term:
pelviotomy
pelviotomy
[pel″ve-ot´ah-me]incision or transection of a pelvic (hip) bone.
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pelviotomy
(pĕl′vē-ŏt′ə-mē) orpelvitomy
(pĕl-vĭt′ə-mē)n.
1. See symphysiotomy.
2. See pubiotomy.
3. See pyelotomy.
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pelviotomy
An older term for the surgical incision into:(1) The renal pelvis (e.g., pyelotomy);
(2) The bony pelvis (e.g., symphysiotomy, pubiotomy).
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pu·bi·ot·o·my
(pyū'bē-ot'ŏ-mē)Severance of the pubic bone a few centimeters lateral to the symphysis, to increase the capacity of a contracted pelvis sufficiently to permit the passage of a living child.
Synonym(s): pelviotomy (2) , pelvitomy.
Synonym(s): pelviotomy (2) , pelvitomy.
[L. pubis, pubic bone, + G. tomē, incision]
py·e·lot·o·my
(pī'ĕ-lot'ŏ-mē)Incision into the pelvis of the kidney.
Synonym(s): pelviotomy (3) , pelvitomy.
Synonym(s): pelviotomy (3) , pelvitomy.
[pyelo- + G. tomē, incision]
sym·phys·i·ot·o·my
, symphyseotomy (sim-fiz'ē-ot'ŏ-mē)Division of the pubic joint to increase the capacity of a contracted pelvis sufficiently to permit passage of a living child.
Synonym(s): pelviotomy (1) , pelvitomy, synchondrotomy.
Synonym(s): pelviotomy (1) , pelvitomy, synchondrotomy.
[symphysis + G. tomē, incision]
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