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necrotomy

American  
[nuh-krot-uh-mee, ne-] / nəˈkrɒt ə mi, nɛ- /

noun

plural

necrotomies

  1. Surgery. the excision of necrosed bone.

  2. the dissection of dead bodies.

necrotomy British  
/ nɛˈkrɒtəmɪ /

noun

  1. dissection of a dead body

  2. surgical excision of dead tissue from a living organism

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Etymology

Origin of necrotomy

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

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