tenotomy
Americannoun
plural
tenotomiesnoun
Other Word Forms
- tenotomist noun
Etymology
Origin of tenotomy
Example Sentences
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It has been divided in accidental wounds,—by a scythe, for example,—in incising for cellulitis, and in performing subcutaneous tenotomy of the biceps tendon.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
I have frequently, in periodic squint, performed double tenotomy of the internal recti with the slightest possible loosening of the conjunctiva.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
It is probable, therefore, that the faulty effect of simple tenotomy in permanent absolute divergent squint depends on other causes, which, in my opinion, are to be found in the obliques.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
Double tenotomy of the interni and correction of the hypermetropia effected the cure of the squint.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
In tenotomy we may count as gain the apparent divergence which it causes in hypermetropes who do not squint.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
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