angiotomy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From angio- + -tomy (from Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, urn, pot”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”)).
Noun
[edit]angiotomy (countable and uncountable, plural angiotomies)
- (anatomy) dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 1839, Robley Dunglison, “ANGIOTOMY”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:
“angiotomy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.