malacotomy

malacotomy

(mæləˈkɒtəmɪ)

[f. Gr. µαλακό-ς soft + -τοµία cutting.]

The anatomy of soft-bodied animals, e.g. the Mollusca.

in Rossiter Dict. Sci. Terms.

Hence malacoˈtomic a., pertaining to malacotomy; malaˈcotomist, one versed in malacotomy.

In some recent Dicts.