transfixion

== English == === Etymology === From transfix +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɹænsˈfɪk.ʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪkʃən === Noun === transfixion (countable and uncountable, plural transfixions) (surgery) In amputation, passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward. == French == === Noun === transfixion f (plural transfixions) transfixion === Further reading === “transfixion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012