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necrotomy

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

noun

plural necrotomies.
  1. Surgery. the excision of necrosed bone.
  2. the dissection of dead bodies.

necrotomy

/ ²Ôɛˈ°ì°ùÉ’³ÙÉ™³¾Éª /

noun

  1. dissection of a dead body
  2. 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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of necrotomy1

First recorded in 1895–1900; necro- + -tomy
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Associated words: cadaverous, cadaveric, necrophilism, necrophilous, carrion, necrophobia, necrogenic, necrogenous, necrotomy, necropsy, coffin, bier, catafalque, vespillo, cremate, cremation, crematory, crematorium, embalm, embalming. correct, a. accurate, right, exact, precise.

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