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oncotomy

oncotomy noun: the opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumour, with a cutting instrument.

Noun

oncotomy (plural oncotomies)

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

oncotomy meaning in Tamil

oncotomy in Tamil

கட்டி கிழிப்பு வீக்கம் திறப்பு

Forms of oncotomy

pluraloncotomies

Origin of oncotomy

From onco- + -tomy.

Questions about oncotomy

What does oncotomy mean?
Oncotomy means the opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumour, with a cutting instrument.
What is oncotomy in Tamil?
Oncotomy in Tamil is கட்டி கிழிப்பு வீக்கம் திறப்பு. See Oncotomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oncotomy?
Oncotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of oncotomy?
The plural of oncotomy is oncotomies.

Words near oncotomy in the dictionary

  1. oncotherapeutic
  2. oncotherapies
  3. oncotherapy
  4. oncotic
  5. oncotomies
  6. oncotomy
  7. oncotripsy
  8. oncotropic
  9. oncotropism
  10. oncotype
  11. oncotypes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oncotomy (page history and authors); oncotomy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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