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myotomy

American  
[mahy-ot-uh-mee] / maɪˈɒt ə mi /

noun

Surgery.

plural

myotomies

  1. incision of a muscle.

Etymology

Origin of myotomy

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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