necrotomy

[ nuh-krot-uh-mee, ne- ]

/ nəˈkrɒt ə mi, nɛ- /

noun, plural ne·crot·o·mies.

Surgery. the excision of necrosed bone.

the dissection of dead bodies.

Nearby words

necrotize, necrotizing enterocolitis, necrotizing fasciitis, necrotizing sialometaplasia, necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, necrotomy, necrotroph, nectar, nectareous, nectareously, nectariferous

Origin of necrotomy

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

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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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Medicine definitions for necrotomy

necrotomy

[ nə-krŏt′ə-mē ]

n.

Excision of dead tissue.

Dissection of a dead body.