herniotomy
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Origin of herniotomy
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Not less than fifty chapters are devoted to a comparatively full discussion of wounds, fractures and dislocations, lithotomy, herniotomy, fistulae and the various diseases on the border line between medicine and surgery.
From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Handerson, Henry Ebenezer
He performed herniotomy in the femoral region, and there was a safe delivery at full term.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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