Aplotomy

/əˈplɑtəmi/ noun

In medical or anatomical terms, a simple or straightforward surgical incision or dissection.

From Greek 'aplos' (simple) + 'tome' (cutting). A technical anatomical term for simple surgical procedures, though now largely archaic.

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