"transfixion" meaning in English

See transfixion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɹænsˈfɪk.ʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-transfixion.wav Forms: transfixions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkʃən Etymology: From transfix + -ion. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|transfix|ion}} transfix + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} transfixion (countable and uncountable, plural transfixions)
  1. (surgery) In amputation, passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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