herniotomy

[ hur-nee-ot-uh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural her·ni·ot·o·mies.

1. correction of a hernia by a cutting procedure.

Word History and Origins

Origin of herniotomy¹

First recorded in 1805–15; hernio- + -tomy

Example Sentences

Melville in England during the war, he performed an emergency double herniotomy�on himself, of course.

From Time Magazine Archive

In surgical patients, the thrombotic form is almost invariably met with in the lower extremity, and usually occurs in those who are debilitated and anæmic, and who are confined to bed for prolonged periods—for example, during the treatment of fractures of the leg or pelvis, or after such operations as herniotomy, prostatectomy, or appendectomy.

From Project Gutenberg

Not less than fifty chapters are devoted to a comparatively full discussion of wounds, fractures and dislocations, lithotomy, herniotomy, fistulae and the various diseases on the border line between medicine and surgery.

From Project Gutenberg

He performed herniotomy in the femoral region, and there was a safe delivery at full term.

From Project Gutenberg