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There are 17 nine-letter words containing OTOMY

AMNIOTOMY	• amniotomy n. (Medicine) An artificial rupture of membranes to induce or accelerate labour. • AMNIOTOMY n. surgical removal of the amnion.
COLPOTOMY	• colpotomy n. Surgical creation of a hole through the vagina to the rectouterine pouch, using a scalpel incision to drain the fluid. • COLPOTOMY n. surgical incision into the wall of the vagina.
CORDOTOMY	• cordotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for selectively disabling pain-conducting nerve paths in the spinal… • CORDOTOMY n. the surgical division of a bundle of nerve fibres in the spinal cord, also CHORDOTOMY.
COSTOTOMY	• costotomy n. (Surgery) Incision into a rib. • COSTOTOMY n. surgical incision into a rib.
CYSTOTOMY	• cystotomy n. A surgical operation which consists of making an incision into the urinary bladder. • CYSTOTOMY n. surgical incision into the bladder.
DICHOTOMY	• dichotomy n. A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division. • dichotomy n. Such a division involving apparently incompatible or opposite principles; a duality. • dichotomy n. (Logic) The division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the…
IRIDOTOMY	• iridotomy n. (Surgery) The removal of part of the iris. • IRIDOTOMY n. surgical removal of the iris.
LEUCOTOMY	• leucotomy n. Lobotomy. • LEUCOTOMY n. a surgical scission of the fibres between the frontal lobes of the brain and the thalamus to relieve cases of severe schizophrenia, also LEUKOTOMY.
LEUKOTOMY	• leukotomy n. (Surgery) lobotomy. • LEUKOTOMY n. a surgical scission of the fibres between the frontal lobes of the brain and the thalamus to relieve cases of severe schizophrenia, also LEUCOTOMY.
LITHOTOMY	• lithotomy n. A surgical method for removal of calculi, such as kidney stones and gallstones. • LITHOTOMY n. the operation, art, or practice of cutting for stone in the bladder.
MICROTOMY	• microtomy n. The preparation of very thin slices of animal or plant tissue by means of a microtome. • MICROTOMY n. the art of using the microtome.
NECROTOMY	• necrotomy n. The dissection of a cadaver. • necrotomy n. (Medicine) The surgical removal of dead tissue, especially bone. • NECROTOMY n. the dissection of dead bodies; the removal of necrosed bone from a living body.
NEUROTOMY	• neurotomy n. (Neuroscience) The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system. • neurotomy n. (Neurology) The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes. • NEUROTOMY n. the dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system.
OSTEOTOMY	• osteotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten… • OSTEOTOMY n. the dissection or anatomy of bones.
PHYTOTOMY	• phytotomy n. (Botany, dated) The study of the internal structures of plants. • PHYTOTOMY n. the dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy.
RHIZOTOMY	• rhizotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting the anterior or posterior spinal nerve roots in order to… • RHIZOTOMY n. the surgical severance of the spinal nerve roots to alleviate pain.
UTEROTOMY	• uterotomy n. Surgical incision into the uterus. • UTEROTOMY n. surgical removal of the womb.

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