Synonym for sequestrectomy ... <procedure> Operative removal of a sequestrum. ... Synonym: sequestrotomy. ... Origin: sequestrum + G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: sē′kwes-trot′ŏ-mē Synonyms: sequestrectomy
sequestrectomy, sequestrotomy The surgical removal of a sequestrum (a piece of dead bone that has become separated during the process of necrosis from the sound bone).