English edit

Etymology edit

From angio- +‎ -tomy (from Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, vessel, urn, pot) + τέμνω (témnō, I cut)).

Noun edit

angiotomy (countable and uncountable, plural angiotomies)

  1. (anatomy) dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body[1]

References edit

  1. ^
    1839, Robley Dunglison, “ANGIOTOMY”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, [], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:

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