tenotomy

[ tuh-not-uh-mee ]

/ təˈnɒt ə mi /

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noun, plural te·not·o·mies.Surgery.

the cutting of a tendon.

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Origin of tenotomy

First recorded in 1835–45; teno- + -tomy

Words nearby tenotomy

tenostosis, tenosuspension, tenosuture, tenosynovectomy, tenosynovitis, tenotomy, tenovaginitis, tenpenny, ten percenter, tenpin, tenpin bowling

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How to use tenotomy in a sentence

Double tenotomy of the interni and correction of the hypermetropia effected the cure of the squint.
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The chief method for absolute divergent squint is the combination of shortening with tenotomy of the externus.
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Moreover, this slight aid given by tenotomy has its ground not solely in the condition of the opposing recti muscles.
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Crossed diplopia could be produced with a red glass, tenotomy of the left abducens sufficed to correct it.
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Certainly tenotomy of the external rectus of the fixing eye is as a rule also necessary.
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British Dictionary definitions for tenotomy

tenotomy

/ (təˈnɒtəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

surgical division of a tendon

Derived forms of tenotomy

tenotomist, noun

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Medical definitions for tenotomy

tenotomy

[ tĕ-nŏt′ə-mē ]

The surgical division of a tendon to correct a deformity caused by congenital or acquired shortening of a muscle, as for the correction of strabismus.tendotomy