transfixion

English

Etymology

transfix +‎ -ion

Noun

transfixion (countable and uncountable, plural transfixions)

(surgery) In amputation, passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward.

French

Noun

transfixion f (plural transfixions)

transfixion

Further reading

“transfixion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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