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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