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viscerotomy

viscerotomy noun: postmortem examination of the tissues of a corpse.

Noun

viscerotomy (plural viscerotomies)

  1. postmortem examination of the tissues of a corpse

Forms of viscerotomy

pluralviscerotomies

Origin of viscerotomy

From viscero- + -tomy.

Questions about viscerotomy

What does viscerotomy mean?
Viscerotomy means postmortem examination of the tissues of a corpse.
What part of speech is viscerotomy?
Viscerotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of viscerotomy?
The plural of viscerotomy is viscerotomies.

Words near viscerotomy in the dictionary

  1. viscerosensory
  2. visceroskeletal
  3. viscerosomatic
  4. viscerotome
  5. viscerotomes
  6. viscerotomy
  7. viscerotonic
  8. viscerotonics
  9. viscerotopic
  10. viscerotropic
  11. viscerotropism

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