Meaning & use
rumenotomy
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A surgical operation involving an incision into the rumen, the first stomach chamber of a ruminant, usually to remove an obstruction or relieve bloat.
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The veterinarian performed a rumenotomy to remove the metal object the cow had swallowed.
Severe, untreated bloat sometimes requires an emergency rumenotomy.
A note on using this word
"Rumenotomy" combines "rumen" with the Greek suffix "-otomy" (a cutting into), following the same pattern as terms like "tracheotomy."
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