Definition of Oncotomy

1. n. The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumor, with a cutting instrument.

Definition of Oncotomy

1. Noun. (surgery) The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumour, with a cutting instrument. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oncotomy

1. incision into a tumour [n ONCOTOMIES]

Medical Definition of Oncotomy

1. Rarely used term for incision of an abscess, cyst, or other tumour. Origin: onco-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oncotomy

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oncornaviruses
oncosis
oncosphere
oncosphere embryo
oncost
oncostatin
oncostatin M
oncostatins
oncosts
oncosuppressive
oncotherapy
oncotic
oncotic pressure
oncotomay
oncotomy (current term)
oncotropic
oncovin
oncovirus
oncoviruses
oncus
ondansetron
ondatras
onde
ondines
onding
ondings
ondogram
ondograms
ondulatory

Literary usage of Oncotomy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. General Surgical Pathology and Therapeutics, in Fifty Lectures by Theodor Billroth (1890)
"While it is a very simple thing to open subcutaneous abscesses, " oncotomy " of deep abscesses requires great attention to the anatomy of the locality: for ..."

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