herniotomy

[ hur-nee-ot-uh-mee ]
/ ˌhɜr niˈɒt ə mi /

noun, plural her·ni·ot·o·mies. Surgery.

correction of a hernia by a cutting procedure.

Origin of herniotomy

First recorded in 1805–15; hernio- + -tomy

Medical definitions for herniotomy

herniotomy
[ hûr′nē-ŏtə-mē ]

n.

The surgical correction of a hernia by cutting through a band of tissue that constricts it. celotomy