myotomy

[ mahy-ot-uh-mee ]

noun,plural my·ot·o·mies.Surgery.
  1. incision of a muscle.

Origin of myotomy

1
From the New Latin word myotomia, dating back to 1670–80. See myo-, -tomy

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