sequestrotomy

English

Etymology

From sequestrum +‎ -otomy.

Noun

sequestrotomy (plural sequestrotomies)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) Surgical removal of a sequestrum, or piece of dead bone that has become separated due to necrosis.
    • 1885, G.G. Eitel, “Osteomyelitis”, in Northwestern Lancet‎, page 62:
      The patient passed out of my hands, was finally taken to a hospital and a sequestrotomy performed after which he made a good recovery.
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