detruncation
(diːtrʌŋˈkeɪʃən)
[ad. L. dētruncātiōn-em a lopping off, n. of action f. dētruncāre: see prec. Cf. mod.F. détroncation.]
The action of cutting off or cutting short; the fact or condition of being cut short. (lit. and fig.)
| 1623 Cockeram, Detruncation, a lopping or cutting. 1651 Biggs New Disp. ¶287 Detruncation or diminution of their strength. 1751 Johnson Rambler No. 88 ¶11 This detruncation of our syllables. 1845 Blackw. Mag. LVII. 523 Not a perilous gash, but a detruncation fatal to the living frame. 1877 Burnett Ear 43 Two detruncated cones placed together at their points of detruncation. |
b. Obstetric Surg. (See quot.)
| 1847 Craig, Detruncation, The separation of the trunk of the fœtus from the head, the latter remaining in utero. 1883 in Syd. Soc. Lex. |