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Webster 1913 Edition

Herniotomy

Herˊni-ot′o-my

,

Noun.

[

Hernia

+ Gr. [GREEK] to cut.]

(Med.)

A surgical procedure for the cure or relief of hernia; celotomy.

Definition 2024

herniotomy

herniotomy

English

Noun

herniotomy ‎(plural herniotomies)

Surgical repair of a hernia.