单词 | posthetomy |
释义 | posthetomyn. Surgery. rare. Surgical removal of the foreskin; circumcision. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > circumcision > [noun] circumcisionc1175 circumcisinga1300 peritomy1789 posthetomy1846 1846 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 6) 609/2 Posthetomy, circumcision. 1897 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Posthetomy, circumcision. 1994 Clin. Pediatrics 33 726 The benefits of posthetomy, which include a reduction in some kinds of cancer and sexually transmitted diseases, well outweigh the risks cited by those who oppose it. 1997 R. S. Root-Bernstein & M. S. Root-Bernstein Honey, Mud, Maggots & other Med. Marvels (1999) xi. 139 In the latter half of the 1980s, medical investigators began new studies bent on a rigorous analysis of the risks and benefits of posthetomy. DerivativesΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > circumcision > [noun] > one who performs circumciser1535 mohel1613 mudim1625 posthetomist1846 1846 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 6) 609/2 Posthetomist, Posthetomus,..one who performs the operation of circumcision. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846 |
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