Oncotomy

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

  oncotomy \on*cot"o*my\ ([o^][ng]"k[o^]t*[-o]*m[y^]), n. [Gr.
     'o`gkos bulk, mass + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. oncotomie.]
     (Surg.)
     The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumor, with a
     cutting instrument. [Written also {onkotomy}.] --Dunglison.
     [1913 Webster]