posthetomy

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē, “prepuce”) +‎ -tomy

Noun

posthetomy (uncountable)

(medicine) Excision of the foreskin; circumcision.[1]

References

1839, Robley Dunglison, “POSTHETOMY”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:

“posthetomy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

mythopoets

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