tomomania
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”) + -mania.
Noun
tomomania (uncountable)
- A morbid addiction to performing or undergoing surgery.
- 1929, Plain Talk (volume 5, page 472)
- And we must not leave out tomomania, that delightful complex, usually acquired by ladies who just love to be operated on by surgeons.
- 1951, The Journal of the Michigan State Dental Association
- Dentists who eschew all the onerous tasks of dentistry and will do nothing except extract teeth and make dentures sometimes are guilty of tomomania.
- 1929, Plain Talk (volume 5, page 472)