vestibulectomy

English

Etymology

vestibule +‎ -ectomy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

vestibulectomy (plural vestibulectomies)

1. (surgery) Removal of a vestibule
   • 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^[1], volume 15, →DOI:

     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 ].