Words that rhyme with enterotomy

  • anatomy
    n 1: the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals [syn: anatomy, general anatomy] 2: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh] 3: a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"
  • craniotomy
    n 1: a surgical opening through the skull
  • dichotomy
    n 1: being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture" [syn: dichotomy, duality]
  • episiotomy
    n 1: surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth
  • epitome
    n 1: a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" [syn: prototype, paradigm, epitome, image] 2: a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
  • leucotomy
    n 1: surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes [syn: lobotomy, leukotomy, leucotomy, prefrontal lobotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal leucotomy, frontal lobotomy]
  • phlebotomy
    n 1: surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis [syn: venesection, phlebotomy]
  • tracheotomy
    n 1: a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes [syn: tracheostomy, tracheotomy]
  • lithotomy
    n 1: surgical removal of a stone (calculus)
  • nephrotomy
    n 1: incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone)
  • sclerotomy
    n 1: surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye
  • trichotomy
    n 1: being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses
  • laparotomy
    n 1: surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs
  • atomy
  • zootomy
  • colotomy
  • kelotomy
  • neurotomy
  • splenotomy
  • tenotomy
  • laryngotomy
  • pharyngotomy
  • ovariotomy

See also enterotomy definition