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necrotomy

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

noun

, plural ne·crot·o·mies.
  1. Surgery. the excision of necrosed bone.
  2. the dissection of dead bodies.

necrotomy

/ nɛˈkrɒtəmɪ /

noun

  1. dissection of a dead body
  2. surgical excision of dead tissue from a living organism

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Word History and Origins

Origin of necrotomy1

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

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