elytrotomy

English

Etymology

From elytron (“the protective wing of a beetle”), +‎ -tomy.

Noun

elytrotomy (plural elytrotomies)

  1. (surgery, especially in combination) The surgical division or removal of a winglike structure

Derived terms

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