posthetomy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē, “prepuce”) + -tomy
Noun[edit]
posthetomy (uncountable)
- (medicine) Excision of the foreskin; circumcision.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ 1839, Robley Dunglison, “POSTHETOMY”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:
- “posthetomy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.