myotenotomy
[ mī′ō-tĕ-nŏt′ə-mē ]
n.
Cutting through the principal tendon of a muscle, with partial or complete division of the muscle itself.tenomyotomy
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Words nearby myotenotomy
myotasis, myotatic contraction, myotatic irritability, myotatic reflex, myotenositis, myotenotomy, myotic, myotome, myotomy, myotonia, myotonia atrophica
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