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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

necrotize, necrotizing enterocolitis, necrotizing fasciitis, necrotizing sialometaplasia, necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for necrotomy

necrotomy
[ nə-krŏt′ə-mē ]

n.

Excision of dead tissue.
Dissection of a dead body.
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