necrotomy

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

noun

, plural ne·crot·o·mies.

1. Surgery. the excision of necrosed bone.
2. the dissection of dead bodies.

necrotomy

/ nɛˈkrɒtəmɪ /

noun

1. dissection of a dead body
2. surgical excision of dead tissue from a living organism

Word History and Origins

Origin of necrotomy¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; necro- + -tomy