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Headword: *)epi/sion
Adler number: epsilon,2567
Translated headword: epision, episium, perineum
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
A woman's genitals.
Greek Original:
*)epi/sion: to\ ai)doi=on th=s gunaiko/s.
Notes:
Also spelled epeision. Attested in Aristotle (History of Animals 493a20) and medical writers.
Still part of modern medical terminology, in (e.g.) the surgical procedure of episiotomy.
Keywords: definition; gender and sexuality; medicine; women; zoology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 15 November 2007@09:37:02.
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Catharine Roth (set status) on 15 November 2007@10:32:06.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords) on 16 November 2007@03:07:42.
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