English Explanatory Dictionary

elytrotomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The surgical division or removal of a winglike structure

Word forms

elytrotomy elytrotomies

Etymology

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

Derived words

gastroelytrotomy laparo-elytrotomy
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