1) The dissection of dead bodies 2) The excision of necrosed bone 
dissection; cutting open of a dead body
• (n.) The dissection of dead bodies; also, excision of necrosed bone.
Synonym: dissection. ... 2. Operation for the removal of a necrosed portion of bone (sequestrum). ... Origin: necro-+ G. Tome, cutting ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(nә-krot´ә-me) dissection of a dead body. excision of a sequestrum.
Nec·rot'o·my noun [ Greek ... dead person + ... to cut.] (Medicine) The dissection of dead bodies; also, excision of necrosed bone. -- 
Type: Term Pronunciation: nĕ-krot′ŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Operation for the removal of a necrosed portion of bone (sequestrum). Synonyms: dissection
Necrotomy is the surgical excision of dead tissue from a living organism.
necrotomy 1. An operation for the removal of a necrosed (dead) portion of bone. 2. The dissection of a cadaver. Related cutting-word units: castrat-; -cise, -cide; -ectomy; put-; sec-, seg-; temno-; trunc-.
the excision of necrosed bone. · the dissection of dead bodies.