What it means
The root in words about the perineum. Perineal care is washing this area, a perineal tear can happen during vaginal birth, and perineorrhaphy is the stitching that repairs it. episi/oeh-PEEZ-ee-ohA word root that means the vulva, the outer female genital area.Full entry is a related root for the vulva.
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episi/o
A word root that means the vulva, the outer female genital area.