Medical term:
herniotomy
her·ni·ot·o·my
(her-nē-ot'ŏ-mē),Surgical division of the constriction or strangulation of a hernia, often followed by herniorrhaphy.
[hernio- + G. tomē, a cutting]
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herniotomy
(hûr′nē-ŏt′ə-mē)n.
The surgical correction of a hernia by cutting through a band of tissue that constricts it.
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her·ni·ot·o·my
(hĕr-nē-ot'ŏ-mē)Surgical division of the constriction or strangulation of a hernia, often followed by herniorrhaphy.
[hernio- + G. tomē, a cutting]
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