elytrotomy

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noun

The surgical division or removal of a winglike structure

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Meanings

nounelytrotomy (plural elytrotomies)

plural elytrotomies

  1. especiallyin compoundsmedicineThe surgical division or removal of a winglike structure

Origin

From elytron (“the protective wing of a beetle”), + -tomy.

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APA

elytrotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elytrotomy

MLA

“elytrotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elytrotomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elytrotomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elytrotomy.

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