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Vinony

myotomy

noun

  1. surgical procedure in which muscle is cut
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /maɪˈɒt.ə.mi/ / /maɪˈɑ.tə.mi/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Hellenic *mū́s Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs)der. English myo- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English myotomy From myo- + -tomy.

  1. The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or muscular organ.

    “If a hyperdeviation is present in an eye treated with such a myotomy of a horizontal rectus, the proximal myotomy should begin above to shift the insertion downward and make the horizontal rectus more effective as a depressor.”

  2. An anatomical dissection of a body, especially one used for instructional purposes.