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There are 8 eight-letter words containing OTOMY

AUTOTOMY	• autotomy n. (Chiefly zoology) The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc, especially by some invertebrates as a… • AUTOTOMY n. the reflex loss of part of the body to save the whole (in lizards, etc.).
COLOTOMY	• colotomy n. (Surgery, medicine) Any incisional operation on the colon. • colotomy n. (Music) The rhythmic and metric patterns of gamelan music, involving the use of specific instruments… • COLOTOMY n. a surgical incision of the colon.
LOBOTOMY	• lobotomy n. A surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses. • lobotomy n. The severing of the prefrontal cortex from the thalamic region of the brain. • lobotomy n. The severing of the sympathetic nerve trunk.
ONCOTOMY	• oncotomy n. (Surgery) The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumour, with a cutting instrument. • ONCOTOMY n. incision into a tumour.
TENOTOMY	• tenotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a tendon. • TENOTOMY n. the surgical division of a tendon.
VAGOTOMY	• vagotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical resection of the vagus nerve so as to reduce the secretion of acid in the stomach… • VAGOTOMY n. surgical division of the vagus nerve.
VASOTOMY	• vasotomy n. (Surgery) incision into the vas deferens. • VASOTOMY n. a surgical cutting of the vas deferens.
XYLOTOMY	• xylotomy n. (Botany) The art of preparing sections of wood (as by means of a microtome) for microscopic examination. • XYLOTOMY n. the preparation of wood for microscopic examination.

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