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necrotomy

[ nuh-krot-uh-mee, ne- ]
/ nəˈkrɒt ə mi, nɛ- /
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noun, plural ne·crot·o·mies.
Surgery. the excision of necrosed bone.
the dissection of dead bodies.
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Origin of necrotomy

First recorded in 1895–1900; necro- + -tomy

Words nearby necrotomy

necrose, necrosis, necrotic, necrotic enteritis, necrotize, necrotomy, necrotroph, nectar, nectareous, nectariferous, nectarine
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British Dictionary definitions for necrotomy

necrotomy
/ (nɛˈkrɒtəmɪ) /
noun plural -mies
dissection of a dead body
surgical excision of dead tissue from a living organism
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