Cirsotomy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cirsotomy \Cir*sot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? a dilated vein + te`mnein to
     cut.] (Surg.)
     Any operation for the removal of varices by incision.
     --Dunglison.
     [1913 Webster]