oncotomy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

onco- +‎ -tomy

Noun[edit]

oncotomy (plural oncotomies)

  1. (surgery) The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumour, with a cutting instrument.[1]

References[edit]

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    1839, Robley Dunglison, “ONCOTOMY”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, [], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC: