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myotomy

[mahy-ot-uh-mee]

noun

Surgery.

plural

myotomies 

  1. incision of a muscle.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of myotomy1

From the New Latin word myotomia, dating back to 1670–80. See myo-, -tomy
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Myotomy, mī-ot′o-mi, n. the dissection of the muscles.

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Associated words: muscular, muscularity, myology, myolin, myography, myosin, myologist, tonicity, collagen, coördination, myotomy. northern, a. hyperborean. nose, n.

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