Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necrotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: necro-to-my
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dissection of a cadaver.

noun

The surgical removal of dead tissue, especially bone.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-der. Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós)der. English necro- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English necrotomy From necro- + -tomy.

Inflected Forms

necrotomies (plural)

Derived Forms

necrotomist

Synonyms

autopsy necropsy post mortem

Questions

What does necrotomy mean?: The dissection of a cadaver.
Where does necrotomy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-der. Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós)der. English necro- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English necrotomy From necro- + -tomy.

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