sequestrectomy

American  

[see-kwes-trek-tuh-mee] / ˌsi kwɛsˈtrɛk tə mi /

noun

Surgery.

plural

sequestrectomies

1. the removal of dead spicules or portions, especially of bone.

---

Usage

What does sequestrectomy mean? A sequestrectomy is a surgical procedure involving the removal of a sequestrum—a fragment of dead bone or other tissue that has separated from healthy tissue as a result of injury or disease. Such fragments (the plural form is sequestra) often end up in a wound or abscess (a collection of pus). Sequestrectomies can be performed on many different areas of the body, such as the arms, legs, feet, spine, and hips. Example: The patient required a sequestrectomy to remove a bone fragment that was chipped during a particularly forceful high-five.

Etymology

Origin of sequestrectomy

sequestr(um) + -ectomy

Example Sentences

The extrusion of a sequestrum may occur, provided there is a cloaca large enough to allow of its escape, but the surgeon has usually to interfere by performing the operation of sequestrectomy.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis