Meanings
nounvestibulectomy (plural vestibulectomies)
plural vestibulectomies
- medicineRemoval of a vestibule
Other treatment plans can also include: biofeedback, physical therapy, exercise of the pelvic floor muscles, cognitive behavioral therapy, or in extreme cases of recalcitrant localized vulvar pain, surgery (e.g. vestibulectomy) [ 10, 11 ].
2015 May 15, Nora S. Johnson, Eileen M. Harwood, Ruby H.N. Nguyen, ““You have to go through it and have your children”: reproductive experiences among women with vulvodynia”, in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, volume 15, →DOI
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Rhymes with vestibulectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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