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transfixion

noun

transfixion

noun

/tɹænsˈfɪk.ʃən/

Etymology From transfix + -ion.

1

Medicine, Sciences, Surgery In amputation, passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.