- loxotomy
- lox·ot·o·my (lok-sotґə-me) [Gr. loxos oblique + -tomy] oval amputation.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
loxotomy
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loxotomy — (lɒkˈsɒtəmɪ) [ad. mod.L. loxotomia, f. Gr. λοξό ς oblique + τοµία cutting.] A method of amputation characterized by cutting obliquely through the limb. in Mayne Expos. Lex. In some recent Dicts … Useful english dictionary
oval amputation — an amputation in which the incision consists of two reversed spirals; called also oblique a. and loxotomy … Medical dictionary
loxotic — a. oblique; distorted. ♦ loxotomy, n. oblique cut in amputation … Dictionary of difficult words
