syringotomy

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “fistulous sore or abscess”) +‎ -tomy; compare French syringotomie. By surface analysis, syringo- +‎ -tomy.

Noun

syringotomy (plural syringotomies)

1. (surgery) The operation of cutting for anal fistula.

Related terms

• syringotome

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “syringotomy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)