necrotomies

Variant of necrotomy

necrotomy definition

ne·croto·my (ne krät′ə mē)

noun pl. necrotomies -·mies

  1. the dissection of corpses
  2. the surgical removal of dead bone

Etymology: necro- + -tomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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