sequestrotomy

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noun

Surgical removal of a sequestrum, or piece of dead bone that has become separated due to necrosis.

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Meanings

nounsequestrotomy (plural sequestrotomies)

plural sequestrotomies

  1. obsoletemedicineSurgical removal of a sequestrum, or piece of dead bone that has become separated due to necrosis.

    The patient passed out of my hands, was finally taken to a hospital and a sequestrotomy performed after which he made a good recovery.

    1885, G.G. Eitel, “Osteomyelitis”, in Northwestern Lancet, page 62

Origin

From sequestrum + -otomy.

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