| AMNIOTOMIES | • amniotomies n. Plural of amniotomy. • AMNIOTOMY n. surgical removal of the amnion. |
| COLPOTOMIES | • colpotomies n. Plural of colpotomy. • COLPOTOMY n. surgical incision into the wall of the vagina. |
| CORDOTOMIES | • cordotomies n. Plural of cordotomy. • CORDOTOMY n. the surgical division of a bundle of nerve fibres in the spinal cord, also CHORDOTOMY. |
| COSTOTOMIES | • COSTOTOMY n. surgical incision into a rib. |
| CYSTOTOMIES | • cystotomies n. Plural of cystotomy. • CYSTOTOMY n. surgical incision into the bladder. |
| DICHOTOMIES | • dichotomies n. Plural of dichotomy. • DICHOTOMY n. division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions. |
| IRIDOTOMIES | • iridotomies n. Plural of iridotomy. • IRIDOTOMY n. surgical removal of the iris. |
| LEUCOTOMIES | • leucotomies n. Plural of leucotomy. • 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. |
| LEUKOTOMIES | • leukotomies n. Plural of leukotomy. • 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. |
| LITHOTOMIES | • lithotomies n. Plural of lithotomy. • LITHOTOMY n. the operation, art, or practice of cutting for stone in the bladder. |
| MICROTOMIES | • microtomies n. Plural of microtomy. • MICROTOMY n. the art of using the microtome. |
| NECROTOMIES | • necrotomies n. Plural of necrotomy. • NECROTOMY n. the dissection of dead bodies; the removal of necrosed bone from a living body. |
| NEUROTOMIES | • neurotomies n. Plural of neurotomy. • NEUROTOMY n. the dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system. |
| OSTEOTOMIES | • osteotomies n. Plural of osteotomy. • OSTEOTOMY n. the dissection or anatomy of bones. |
| PHYTOTOMIES | • PHYTOTOMY n. the dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy. |
| RHIZOTOMIES | • rhizotomies n. Plural of rhizotomy. • RHIZOTOMY n. the surgical severance of the spinal nerve roots to alleviate pain. |
| UTEROTOMIES | • uterotomies n. Plural of uterotomy. • UTEROTOMY n. surgical removal of the womb. |