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herniotomy

[ hur-nee-ot-uh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural her·ni·ot·o·mies.
  1. correction of a hernia by a cutting procedure.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of herniotomy1

First recorded in 1805–15; hernio- + -tomy

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