Celiomyomectomy

/ˌseːliəʊmaɪəʊˈmektəmi/ noun

Surgical removal of abdominal muscle tissue.

From Greek koilia (belly) + mys (muscle) + ektome (excision). Medical terminology systematically combines root words where 'ectomy' always means surgical removal.

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