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commissurotomy

[ kom-uh-shuh-rot-uh-mee ]
/ 藢k蓲m 蓹 蕛蓹藞r蓲t 蓹 mi /
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noun, plural com路mis路sur路ot路o路mies.Surgery.
the incision of a band of commissures, especially of mitral fibers, to correct mitral stenosis.
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Compare valvulotomy.

Origin of commissurotomy

commissure + -o- + -tomy

Words nearby commissurotomy

Commission for Racial Equality, commission house, commission merchant, commission plan, commissure, commissurotomy, commit, commitment, commitment ceremony, commitment fee, committal
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