"biotomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: bio- + -tomy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|bio|tomy}} bio- + -tomy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} biotomy (uncountable)
  1. (dated) The study of animal and plant structure by dissection. Tags: dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-biotomy-en-noun-O8oVBSQU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 50 50
  2. (dated) Vivisection. Tags: dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-biotomy-en-noun-49DbXp2W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio-, English terms suffixed with -tomy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -tomy: 28 72

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