necrotomy

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

necrotomies

Surgery.��the excision of necrosed bone.
the dissection of dead bodies.

necrotomy

/ ��ɛˈ��ɒ��ə��ɪ /

noun

dissection of a dead body
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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Associated words: cadaverous, cadaveric, necrophilism, necrophilous, carrion, necrophobia, necrogenic, necrogenous, necrotomy, necropsy, coffin, bier, catafalque, vespillo, cremate, cremation, crematory, crematorium, embalm, embalming. correct, a. accurate, right, exact, precise.

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necrotize necrotroph

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