tenotomy

[tuh-not-uh-mee]

noun, plural te·not·o·mies. Surgery.

the cutting of a tendon.

Origin of tenotomy

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

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Examples from the Web for tenotomy

Historical Examples of tenotomy

A tenotomy may be required to bring the foot into its proper position.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry
Maximilian Stern
Tenotomy may be performed by the open, or the subconjunctival method.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)
Various
In the middle of December the tenotomy of both externi was therefore repeated.
Schweigger on Squint
C. Schweigger
The chief method for absolute divergent squint is the combination of shortening with tenotomy of the externus.
Schweigger on Squint
C. Schweigger
Moreover, this slight aid given by tenotomy has its ground not solely in the condition of the opposing recti muscles.
Schweigger on Squint
C. Schweigger

British Dictionary definitions for tenotomy

tenotomy

noun plural -mies

surgical division of a tendon

Derived Formstenotomist, noun

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tenotomy in Medicine

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