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vaginoplasty

vaginoplasty

1 9.8
An operation to make or fix a vagina
  • noun
  • /ˌvædʒɪnəˈplæsti/
  • Specialized
: vaginoplastia
  • After years of consideration, she decided to schedule her vaginoplasty for next month.

The first one was a clitoral reduction surgery and a vaginoplasty, and that should be done at six months.

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Examples

  • Women who have undergone vaginoplasty can and do go on to have successful term pregnancies (Moura, Navarro, & Nogueira, 2000).

    Academic text (2002)
  • Another approach is vaginoplasty using intestinal grafts.

    Academic text (2012)
  • I never thought I would ever have the option of vaginoplasty.

    Blog text (3)
  • The first one was a clitoral reduction surgery and a vaginoplasty, and that should be done at six months.

  • Vaginoplasty was to be delayed until puberty.

    Academic text (2003)
  • This patient underwent an additional clitoroplasty procedure at the time of the vaginoplasty.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In the majority of cases, vaginoplasty restores normal female vaginal anatomy (Robson & Oliver, 2000).

    Academic text (2002)
  • One of the patients who had a normal uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries gave birth via caesarean section at 36 weeks' gestation three years after vaginoplasty.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Trans women may have genital surgery, including penectomy and vaginoplasty (creation of a vagina), breast enlargement, reduction of the 'Adam's Apple,' or facial feminization surgery.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Many transgender women choose to undergo vaginoplasty as part of their gender affirmation process.

Synonyms

operation
vsvaginoplasty
295 3.7

A surgery where a doctor cuts the body to fix a problem

is focused on constructing or repairing one reproductive organ rather than general procedures
reconstructive surgery
vsvaginoplasty
  • Specialized
16 3.9

An operation that fixes body parts so they look and work better after injury or disease

focuses on building or repairing a single reproductive organ instead of general tissue restoration

Surface Forms

vaginoplasty singular

Morphology

vaginoplasty = vagina (opaque) = vagina + plasty

The word is built from a recognizable anatomical base plus a medical suffix, but the specialized surgical meaning is not directly inferable for an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Vaginoplasty joins vagina, a Latin word meaning 'sheath' and the name of the body part, and -plasty, an ending meaning 'to shape', like in plastic. So vaginoplasty literally means 'to shape or rebuild the vagina', which is why it is the name for surgery to build, rebuild, or repair a vagina.