posthetomy

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posthetomy

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From Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē, “prepuce”) + -tomy.

noun posthetomies · posthiotomy

countable, uncountable Excision of the foreskin; posthectomy; circumcision.

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@misc{posthetomy_2026,
  title = {posthetomy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/posthetomy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}