Davydov procedure

noun

A form of vaginoplasty in which the patient's peritoneum is used to construct a neovagina or to lengthen an abnormally short vagina.

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Meanings

nounDavydov procedure (plural Davydov procedures)

plural Davydov procedures

  1. medicineA form of vaginoplasty in which the patient's peritoneum is used to construct a neovagina or to lengthen an abnormally short vagina.

Origin

Named after Russian gynecologist S. N. Davydov, who popularized the procedure in the 1960s.

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Davydov procedure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Davydov%20procedure

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