gastroelytrotomy

English

Etymology

From gastro- +‎ elytrotomy.

Noun

gastroelytrotomy (uncountable)

1. (surgery, dated) The operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina, through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for the purpose of removing a foetus.

References

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