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herniotomy

noun
her·​ni·​ot·​o·​my | \ -ˈät-ə-mē How to pronounce herniotomy (audio) \
plural herniotomies

Medical Definition of herniotomy

: the operation of cutting through a band of tissue that constricts a strangulated hernia

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