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ONCOTOMY
Etymology
Noun
oncotomy (plural oncotomies)
(surgery) The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumour, with a cutting instrument.
Source: Wiktionary
On*cot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. oncotomie.] (Surg.)
Definition: The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumor, with a cutting instrument. [Written also onkotomy.] Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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