Obs. rare–1. [f. Gr. ἀνδρο- male, man + -τομία cutting.] The dissection of human bodies: more accurately denominated anthropotomy.
1663. Boyle, Usef. Exp. Nat. Philos., I. 11 (R.). Androtomy (as some of the Moderns call the Dissection of Mans Body, to distinguish it from Zootomy, as they name the Dissections of the Bodies of other Animals).
1755. in Johnson; and in mod. Dicts.
