Definition of "herniotomy" []

• Surgical repair of a hernia. (noun)

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• "In cases of strangulated hernia of the groin he performed the operation known as herniotomy, while heretofore physicians feared to operate in such cases, leaving the patients to die miserably."
• "Not less than fifty chapters are devoted to a comparatively full discussion of wounds, fractures and dislocations, lithotomy, herniotomy, fistulae and the various diseases on the border line between medicine and surgery."
• "He performed herniotomy in the femoral region, and there was a safe delivery at full term."