commissurotomy

[ kom-uh-shuh-rot-uh-mee ]

/ ˌkɒm ə ʃəˈrɒt ə mi /

noun, plural com·mis·sur·ot·o·mies. Surgery.

the incision of a band of commissures, especially of mitral fibers, to correct mitral stenosis.

Nearby words

commissural cell, commissural cheilitis, commissural fiber, commissure, commissure of cerebral hemispheres, commissurotomy, commit, commit to memory, commitment, commitment ceremony, commitment fee

Compare valvulotomy.

Origin of commissurotomy

commissure + -o- + -tomy

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Medicine definitions for commissurotomy

commissurotomy

[ kŏm′ə-shu-rŏt′ə-mē, -su- ]

n.

Surgical division of a commissure, fibrous band, or ring.

midline myelotomy

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