acroteriasm

† acroˈteriasm Obs.

[ad. Gr. ἀκρωτηρίασµα mutilation f. ἀκρωτηριάζειν to cut off the extremities.]

Amputation of the extremities; ‘The act of cutting off the extreme parts of the body, when putrefied, by a saw.’ Chambers, Cycl. Suppl. 1753.

In Bailey , Ash .