antrumotomy
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/ænˌtrʌˈtɑtəmi/
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/ænˌtrʌˈtɒtəmi/
incision into an antrum
Etymology
'antrumotomy' originates from Neo-Latin/Modern medical formation combining Latin 'antrum' and the Greek-derived suffix '-otomy' (from Greek 'tomia'), where 'antrum' meant 'cave, cavity' and 'tomia' meant 'cutting'.
'antrumotomy' was formed in medical Neo-Latin by joining Latin 'antrum' with the suffix '-otomy' and entered English through 19th- to 20th-century medical literature as a term for incision into an antrum.
Initially, it meant 'an incision into an antrum (cavity)'; over time the term has kept this specific surgical meaning in medical usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a surgical incision into an antrum (a cavity), especially the maxillary antrum; the operation of opening or draining an antrum.
The surgeon performed an antrumotomy to drain the infected maxillary antrum.
Synonyms
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