myotomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or muscular organ.
An anatomical dissection of a body, especially one used for instructional purposes.

/maɪˈɒt.ə.mi/ /maɪˈɑ.tə.mi/

myotomy myotomies

From myo- + -tomy.

myotome

cardiomyotomy Heller myotomy pyloromyotomy

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