myotomy

American

[mahy-ot-uh-mee] / maɪˈɒt ə mi /

noun

Surgery.

PLURAL

myotomies

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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